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1972 Olympia SG3 Serial # 7-2719845 1972 Olympia SG3 typewriter, Serial # 7-2719845 Hugh Collings's 1972 Olympia SG3 typewriter. 2020-10-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Hugh Collings: 1972 Olympia SG3 Serial # 7-2719845 A beast of a machine that weighs slightly more than a full grown bull elephant but types so beautifully smoothly! Excuse the reference to SM4 in the typeface image - I mixed up which machine I was using.

1972 Olympia SG3 #7-2719845

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Hugh Collings (TheThing)
Created: 10-13-2020 at 09:18AM
Last Edit: 10-13-2020 at 09:49AM


Description:

A beast of a machine that weighs slightly more than a full grown bull elephant but types so beautifully smoothly! Excuse the reference to SM4 in the typeface image - I mixed up which machine I was using.

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Picked this up locally from me.  It's somewhat larger and heavier than the portables that I'm used to.  Some of the keys were a little stiff to begin with, but they have greed up with use.
Picked this up locally from me. It's somewhat larger and heavier than the portables that I'm used to. Some of the keys were a little stiff to begin with, but they have greed up with use.

The ribbon that came with it produces get type!
The ribbon that came with it produces get type!

Hunter: Hugh Collings (TheThing)

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