OLYMPIA TRAVELLER DE LUXE PORTABLE TYPEWRITER C 1970 MADE IN WEST GERMANY

THIS IS VINTAGEAND RARE 1970S OLYMPIA TRAVELLER DE LUXE MANUAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER WITH CARRYING CASE. MADE IN WEST GERMANY.

SIZE 32x31x9CM APPROXIMATELY WEIGHT 5KG

CONDITION: SOME SMUDGES AND STAINS OF WEAR ON CASE. TYPEWRITER IN AMAZING WORKING CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. FULLY TESTED AND WORKING. INCLUDES THE RIBBON - THE RIBBON WILL NEEDTO BE CHANGED AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FOR A TYPEWRITER OF THIS AGE. THE KEYS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN AND SOUND GREAT WHEN PRESSED.

OLYMPIA COMPANY: Olympia typewriters began in 1903 and were at one point regarded as the "Mercedes Benz of typewriters" showcasing the effects of solid German engineering. Under parent company AEG (European General Electric), Olympia started to produce some of the most technologically advanced typewriters of their time. In the 1930's Olympia secured itself in the public eye as a major player in the typewriter industry. They produced models such as the 8 series and the Progress. The company flourished until WWII when most of the production facilities and workers where lost during the war. After the war, facing Soviet oppression, several workers fled to West Germany and re-started the company this time as Olympia Werke. They were regarded by many as some of the best manual typewriters ever produced. The Olympia typewriters are solid, well-constructed machines perfect for the typewriter enthusiast who not only wants to own an aesthetically pleasing object, but who could put it through the rigors of use. These machines feature spring loaded keys, key set tabulators, correcting space bars and right hand margins. Olympia along with Hermes were the two most expensive typewriters on the market at the time. The Olympia SM series according to Olympia's brochure is " ... the finest writing machine money can buy, with all the advantages of portability... It's built better -for life."
When did Olympia stop making typewriters?
Olympia saw its most successful years between the 1950s-1970s. However, the company failed to adapt to customer's technological demands and closed in 1992.
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