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1968 Olympia SM9 Serial # 3457773 1968 Olympia SM9 typewriter, Serial # 3457773 Webster Forrest's 1968 Olympia SM9 typewriter. 2026-02-04 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Webster Forrest: 1968 Olympia SM9 Serial # 3457773 It was full of cat hair when I got it. An excellent typer, but I found I just disliked having the huge carriage. One of only a few wide carriage machines I've ever had. Purchased on 26 November 2024 and sold on 17 December 2024.

Elite, UK keyboard.

1968 Olympia SM9 #3457773

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Webster Forrest (OlivettiaSM22)
Created: 02-04-2026 at 05:02PM
Last Edit: 02-04-2026 at 05:02PM


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It was full of cat hair when I got it. An excellent typer, but I found I just disliked having the huge carriage. One of only a few wide carriage machines I've ever had. Purchased on 26 November 2024 and sold on 17 December 2024.

Elite, UK keyboard.

Typeface Specimen:

Hunter: Webster Forrest (OlivettiaSM22)

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My grandmother taught me how to touch type when I was 13 after giving me a blue Brother typewriter. Now, 40 years later, after getting my paws on an Olympia, I am ditching my laptop for all my writing.



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