tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post8492823982382255377..comments2024-03-18T16:27:03.502+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Olympia SM2: Bought in London in 1954, Serviced in Canberra in 2014Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-87253259692432573872022-09-07T20:25:01.551+10:002022-09-07T20:25:01.551+10:00I own this same typewriter, could you please tell ...I own this same typewriter, could you please tell me how to find out its age from the serial number (752869) Thank you.<br />P.s I just realised all of this is from 2014 so I assume its no longer active but I'll try anyways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114721887668358283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-35136894225373907252014-11-29T08:09:46.178+11:002014-11-29T08:09:46.178+11:00PPS: The main distinguishing feature, of course, i...PPS: The main distinguishing feature, of course, is tabulation, which this one doesn't have.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-74943565336131024952014-11-29T07:28:30.252+11:002014-11-29T07:28:30.252+11:00PS: What's also confusing is that ads for the ...PS: What's also confusing is that ads for the "new model SM2" of 1952 has the name badge on the paper plate, not the spools cover, but Dingwerth has the later SM2 with the name badge on the spools cover.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-18536172848945050422014-11-29T07:10:22.350+11:002014-11-29T07:10:22.350+11:00Thank you for your comments.
Richard, I may well b...Thank you for your comments.<br />Richard, I may well be confused between SM2 and SM3. I used other online images, but especially advertising from the period and Dingwerth to identify. It seemed to me there are two versions of the SM2, one (1950, Dingwerth) with slightly raised areas on the spools cover above the spools, where the flaps were in earlier models, the other (1952, Dingwerth) with a smooth top. As well, it seemed the SM3 (1952, Dingwerth) was the DeLuxe version of this latter (1952) SM2, with the word DeLuxe on the segment. Can you please enlighten me? The 1954 Australian advert seems to me to support this?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15075068592101002842014-11-29T03:53:45.327+11:002014-11-29T03:53:45.327+11:00A fine typewriter and a nice example of how a type...A fine typewriter and a nice example of how a typewriter is a lifetime companion.<br /><br />Could it be an SM3, though?Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61862140432351061672014-11-29T01:15:24.623+11:002014-11-29T01:15:24.623+11:00Nice when the typewriters come with the decal of w...Nice when the typewriters come with the decal of where they were bought.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-67985858068340286182014-11-28T15:32:48.462+11:002014-11-28T15:32:48.462+11:00Sorry, "from", not "but" ...Sorry, "from", not "but" ...Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-75151008054405287722014-11-28T15:32:12.479+11:002014-11-28T15:32:12.479+11:00Thanks Nick. A web search reveals typewriter deale...Thanks Nick. A web search reveals typewriter dealers Thrale & Beaumont, Central House, Kingsway, London WC. I have added a clearer image of the shield, but an old Underwood for sale on eBay in Italy.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-90097215785346289202014-11-28T14:38:52.212+11:002014-11-28T14:38:52.212+11:00The parts of the label I can read appear to say &q...The parts of the label I can read appear to say "& B. Admont" The first word may be "Thrale" or something like it. Often photos can bring out the best in faded decals. The photo took it from something very illegible to the level of a bad to medium photocopy. (I review scans of good and bad photocopies for a living--the decal would be an example of a bad copy in terms of legibility) I hope this can help<br />Nick Bodemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328355143940707noreply@blogger.com