TYPEWRITER REPAIRS

Refurbished Typewriters For Sale

• Typewriters Currently In Preparation
• New Nakajima AX-160 Portable Electronic Typewriter - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
• New Nakajima AX-150 Portable Electronic Typewriter - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
• Imperial 200N Portable - £165
• Imperial Good Companion 6 - £245
• Triumph-Adler Matura 300 Office Typewriter - £375
• Brother Portable in Red - £255
• 1935 Royal Model H Office Model with Decimal Tabulator - £450
• Vintage Royal Model 'O' Portable - SOLD
• Empire Corona / Smith Corona Skywriter - £195
• Olympia SM4 Long Carriage Heavy Duty Desk Portable - £375

Made in 1960

The typestyle is Continental Elite  (11 characters per inch)

Carriage Width is 13.5 Inches

With Hard Carry Case, Soft Cover and Facsimilie Manufacturers Instruction Book

Case colour is Dark Green with Dark Green Keyboard

I have dismantled, cleaned, lubricated and adjusted the machine for best performance.   
A new Black/Red Ribbon has been fitted

The quality, fit and finish of the German Olympia SM series heavy duty portable typewriters is well-known.  Throughout the 1950's and early 1960's Olympia produced what is probably the best large portable typewriter ever made.  The Olympia SM4, introduced in 1958, is probably the ultimate iteration of the series.   Superceded in 1961 by the later, squarer models, this machine is pretty well the last of the line.  It features the Olympia patent spring-loaded keytops, and a user-adjustable keyboard touch control.  The beautiful engineering and rugged reliability of the earlier models remains, and this is a really pleasant typewriter to use.  It will keep up with the fastest typist whilst producing beautifully aligned work.

This particular machine is one of the rare and sought-after 13 inch carriage models (the standard carriage is 9 1/2 inches).  This means that it will easily take A4 or Foolscap paper sideways - a very handy feature for scrapbooking amonst other uses.

The SM4 features a full 44-character keyboard, pop-up paper rest, platen freehead and infinitely settable  tabulator.  Unlike many vintage typewriters, it takes a German standard typewriter ribbon, which is still widely available.  It comes with the original tailored cover in Olympia Mint Green, Olympia typeface cleaning brush, and a photocopy of the original instruction book.  If you are looking for 'the best' desk portable typewriter for extended use, capable of typing a manuscript or thesis as easily as a letter - this would be the machine to have.

PRICE  £375

Plus £17 UK Postage