The German-designed Olympia Traveller is the final iteration of the Olympia SF, first introduced in 1955.  The original SF spawned a whole series of small portable typewriters, culminating in the 1969 Traveller and Traveller Deluxe.  These last models remained in production until the early 1990's and were the last good quality portable typewriters to remain on the market.  The final ones were branded as 'AEG Olympia' and had the useful addition of a fixed tabulator.  This particular machine is in mint condition and only needed light recommisioning before being offered for sale.  It was still on the ribbon fitted by the manufacturers, which of course I replaced because after 35 years it had dried out !  I do not think that it had been used much, if at all.  This is the nearest that you could get to going back to the 1990's in a time machine and buying a new one !

Known for their amazing durability and excellent keyboard 'touch', these portable typewriters will keep up with the most skilled typist and are capable of more extended work than similarly-sized machines from other manufacturers.  The Traveller has a 44-character keyboard with adjustable touch control and a margin release key that also functions as typebar un-jammer for when you clash two typebars.  The pop-up paper rest raises at the touch of a button.   These last machines were also fitted with a pre-set tabulator which stops every ten spaces - very handy for indented paragraphs and column work.

This particular machine is in practically new condition and will give many years of utterly reliable service.  Unlike many other vintage typewriters,  it takes a readily-available ribbon that is still in current production and available in a variety of colours.