1968 Olympia Splendid 33 #5-1636535
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Webster Forrest (OlivettiaSM22)
Created: 02-04-2026 at 04:09PM
Last Edit: 02-04-2026 at 04:09PM
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Description:
Beautiful machine which was a very nice typer. I ended up with another with the same colours and typeface and sold this one on. Purchased 25 January 2025, sold 4 March, 2025.
Pica, UK keyboard.
Typeface Specimen:
Hunter: Webster Forrest (OlivettiaSM22)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 46
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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