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Nov 29

Working 1960’s Olympia Splendid 33 Portable – New Ribbon, Case – Red – Made In Western Germany

SimonPosted in 1960's Typewriters

Here we have a 1960’s, working Olympia Splendid 33 vintage, manual portable typewriter finished in a bright red with cream coloured keys. This typewriter really stands out and is hard to find in this colour!, complete with original matching red carry case. After some research on the serial number, it looks like the typewriter was […]

Nov 27

1960’s Working Olympia Splendid 33 Manual Typewriter Being Cleaned & Serviced

SimonPosted in Typewriter Blog

On the workbench today is this beautiful bright red Olympia Splendid 33 manual portable typewriter. This particular typewriter dates to 1960 or thereabouts, based on research. It arrived with sticking keys, a bell that didn’t work and the sound deadening material inside the typewriter had deteriorated to the point it was turning to dust, clogging up […]

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