I'm only 14, and I have one of these! My grandparents found it and gave it to me, then they found 2 others hiding around the house! Mine has the white parts on yours in black, and the green parts in white.
Can you tell me what the purpose of the button with four dots is, please. Also, the % key on mine is bent and won't sit down properly, jamming up the typewriter. Is there anything I can do about this? And do I need a special ribbon for it? Mine is getting low on ink.
@captainkmanOFP857 Hi, the button with the four dots allows you to carry on typing after the carriage bell rings. As for ink ribbon, you will need one specific to the model, try searching ebay for olympia traveller ribbon. Hope this helped :-)
I bought the exact same model just today for $10! It works perfectly, only the ink is low. Where can I get a new ribbon? I'm new to typewriters and i'm not sure if I'm meant to get a model specific ribbon.
@xxxLoLexxx It's not. The SM-9 is a far more luxurious machine, with a featherlight touch. But, Olympias may have a weird feel for people not used to typewriters. But, the SM-9 is great.
@xxxLoLexxx I very much doubt it's the same as am SM9, the SM9 is closer to a standard machine, known as SGs, olympia portables were SFs. Portable typewriters normally have less features.
I remember in 1993 using one of these at my father's work when he worked for Victoria Police, i thought it was amazing that the thing needed no AC power or batteries, but could esily produce print without having to use a pen and handwrite your work. Of course I'm not very accurate at typing or spelling, so I would have a lot of trouble with a device like this. I get it's true that people like you and me don't know what we're missing out on, but maybe that's just as well.
I got an old SCM portable at GW for 3$. I found the ribbon spool at OfficeMax for 8$. So it totaled 11$, but is worth it. I learned to type on a desk manual in the 60s on a Remington and Underwood. I was FORCED to learn touch typing, and I rebelled and use two fingers too.
Makes me think of THE TYPEWRITER SONG by Leroy Anderson. I still use a typewrinter, especially for envelopes and 3x5" cards. My sister had a 60s Olympia that type with Script font. I really like their portables, and they still get good money on ebay.
nothing like the sound of an old manual typewriter :) using those things has become a lost art I guess, I can't do it anyway, i use 2 fingers too :P I have a little "Travel typewriter" sitting in here, maybe I'll make a video of it ^^
I used to be a very good typist back before computer came along. Unfortunately, the backspace key has spoiled me and the last time I tried to type something on a typewriter I gave up in disgust and did the project on a computer. :) JC
That's right, when I was in school in the early 90's I used an electric typewriter when I was still learning to type and of course on that typewriter there was no way to correct any errors I made, and I made plenty. I transcribe legal proceedings and court cases at the office where I work, and I always make lots of errors, but of course I use a computer and Microsoft Word, if I had to use a manual typewriter as some of my colleagues did 20 year ago, i'd lose my job.
I like the sound that machine makes! My Olympia Splendid 33 with the German keyboard is mechanically identical to yours, but the housing is smaller and the carriage (the big part with the roller) is different. Very nice find! (Ribbons are relatively easy to find, you might even find a few in thrift shops and flea markets.)
I'm only 14, and I have one of these! My grandparents found it and gave it to me, then they found 2 others hiding around the house! Mine has the white parts on yours in black, and the green parts in white.
Can you tell me what the purpose of the button with four dots is, please. Also, the % key on mine is bent and won't sit down properly, jamming up the typewriter. Is there anything I can do about this? And do I need a special ribbon for it? Mine is getting low on ink.
Thanks, Kieran.
captainkmanOFP857 5 days ago
@captainkmanOFP857 Hi, the button with the four dots allows you to carry on typing after the carriage bell rings. As for ink ribbon, you will need one specific to the model, try searching ebay for olympia traveller ribbon. Hope this helped :-)
TheTrickGuru 22 hours ago
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jjovereats 6 months ago
I have the off-white and grey AEG Olympia version of this!
jjovereats 6 months ago
@jjovereats that permanently hides the letter you just typed. help me fix this?
jjovereats 6 months ago
I bought the exact same model just today for $10! It works perfectly, only the ink is low. Where can I get a new ribbon? I'm new to typewriters and i'm not sure if I'm meant to get a model specific ribbon.
sinoftam 1 year ago
@sinoftam look for the DIN number.
jjovereats 6 months ago
How old is this machine?
quirpco 1 year ago
@quirpco
This is from the early 70s I think.
DrCassette 1 year ago
im buying one for $1 !
Dark3nrgy 1 year ago
thats beautiful, do you know if the Olympia traveler deluxe is the same as the Olympia SM-9?
xxxLoLexxx 2 years ago
@xxxLoLexxx
No, I don't know.
DrCassette 2 years ago
@xxxLoLexxx It's not. The SM-9 is a far more luxurious machine, with a featherlight touch. But, Olympias may have a weird feel for people not used to typewriters. But, the SM-9 is great.
plungerdrum 1 year ago
@xxxLoLexxx I very much doubt it's the same as am SM9, the SM9 is closer to a standard machine, known as SGs, olympia portables were SFs. Portable typewriters normally have less features.
Imbosiliack 1 year ago
@xxxLoLexxx Nope. Two completely different machines.
plungerdrum 1 year ago
That sound is pure beauty!
BronteNerd 2 years ago
is the shop on the web?
gizmon221 2 years ago
I don't think so. They are a local store.
DrCassette 2 years ago
can you tell me where you but ribbons for this?
i have the same one but in a white colour
gizmon221 2 years ago
We have a big store for office related things around here, and that stuff can be found there.
DrCassette 2 years ago
love the pecking style
aofksjg 2 years ago
Is this typewriter for sale? I'm having trouble finding one that's not completely banged up.
tktfowl7 2 years ago
No, it isn't.
DrCassette 2 years ago
Oh, ok. hehe Thanks anyway, because that'll be better than the dinosaur fossils one day.
tktfowl7 2 years ago
I remember in 1993 using one of these at my father's work when he worked for Victoria Police, i thought it was amazing that the thing needed no AC power or batteries, but could esily produce print without having to use a pen and handwrite your work. Of course I'm not very accurate at typing or spelling, so I would have a lot of trouble with a device like this. I get it's true that people like you and me don't know what we're missing out on, but maybe that's just as well.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
On the other video, how did you speed up the film? :)
GanEdenAustralia 2 years ago
I did that using the effects of Windows Movie Maker.
DrCassette 2 years ago
I got an old SCM portable at GW for 3$. I found the ribbon spool at OfficeMax for 8$. So it totaled 11$, but is worth it. I learned to type on a desk manual in the 60s on a Remington and Underwood. I was FORCED to learn touch typing, and I rebelled and use two fingers too.
umajunkcollector 2 years ago
Makes me think of THE TYPEWRITER SONG by Leroy Anderson. I still use a typewrinter, especially for envelopes and 3x5" cards. My sister had a 60s Olympia that type with Script font. I really like their portables, and they still get good money on ebay.
umajunkcollector 2 years ago
nothing like the sound of an old manual typewriter :) using those things has become a lost art I guess, I can't do it anyway, i use 2 fingers too :P I have a little "Travel typewriter" sitting in here, maybe I'll make a video of it ^^
coolbluelights 2 years ago
I used to be a very good typist back before computer came along. Unfortunately, the backspace key has spoiled me and the last time I tried to type something on a typewriter I gave up in disgust and did the project on a computer. :) JC
BadEditPro 2 years ago
That's right, when I was in school in the early 90's I used an electric typewriter when I was still learning to type and of course on that typewriter there was no way to correct any errors I made, and I made plenty. I transcribe legal proceedings and court cases at the office where I work, and I always make lots of errors, but of course I use a computer and Microsoft Word, if I had to use a manual typewriter as some of my colleagues did 20 year ago, i'd lose my job.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
I like the sound that machine makes! My Olympia Splendid 33 with the German keyboard is mechanically identical to yours, but the housing is smaller and the carriage (the big part with the roller) is different. Very nice find! (Ribbons are relatively easy to find, you might even find a few in thrift shops and flea markets.)
ForgetfulCollector 2 years ago