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Friday, December 16, 2011

Olympia SM-something



One more thing - I found an Adler electric the other day.  The unusual thing was the huge strap holding it in the case.
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Labels: Corona, Olympia, Hermes, Royal,

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    I own this Adler. It's pretty good as a typer, but the keys have more vibration than the S-C electrics. I don't like it as much as my J5, though. And yes, mine has that big strap. I also have a newer model of this machine with a more modern keyboard and it has the big strap, too. RichardK/TX

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  2. Bill MDecember 17, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    The Olympia looks like an SM-9. Somewhere along the line in the production the shift was changed from carriage to basket. I am not sure if the SM-8 is basket shifted. I know the SM-9 is a basket shift.

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  3. mpclemensDecember 17, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    I think the SM-7 was the last basket-shift model (my mother still has hers from college.) As I understand it, the SM-8 and -9 are identical, except for the tab-set mechanism. This is a 9 for sure, as it has tab set buttons next to the space bar. The 8 sets them on the back, I think, or with a lever of some kind. The SM-9 is the top-of-the-line model -- it's a great one!

    Verify word: misterh

    "That's a mighty fine typewriter you have dere, misterh."

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  4. Richard PDecember 17, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    What Mike said -- it's definitely an SM9.

    The SM8 has sliding tab stops on the back of the carriage, and you can't adjust the touch.

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  5. Mahlon BouldinOctober 12, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Coming in late on this, but am still wondering about an above post. The SM7's were all carriage shifted, correct? And the 8 and 9 were basket, right?

    Mahlon

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