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One example. Colors, sub-models, and production years vary; the machine you find may differ.
Olympia SM3
What people say
"frequently called the Mercedes-Benz of portable typewriters"
— period press
"one of the top writerly typewriters"
Used by
Woody Allen
screenplays and prose; still uses one as of recent interviews (1960s–present)
See & hear it for yourself
All sources
External, in their original form. The people who know these machines best — click through to read and watch.
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Olympia
- Origin
- West Germany
- Years
- 1955–1964
- Form
- Portable
- Mass
- 6 kg
- Shift
- carriage