Olympia SM3 or SM4: Vintage Manual Typewriter with Case

Olympia SM3 or SM4: Vintage Manual Typewriter with Case

from $1,097.00

Welcome to one of history’s finest typewriters, lovingly restored for your writing pleasure.

Order now. In about 2 weeks, you’ll get a stunning, authentic, lovingly-restored specimen of this model in the condition selected.

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This gorgeous machine is built like a tank, with lush crinkle paint that sparkles and decadent chrome details.

You’ll get a gorgeous Olympia SM3 or SM4 in working condition. All functions work as designed and this comes with a working guarantee.

(If you prefer one or the other, you can specify in form at checkout).

The SM3 has a longer spacebar, and physical tab keys in the rear; and the SM4 has a shorter space bar, and tab set and release keys on either side.

SM3: 1957–1963

The SM3 continued Olympia's portable line, building on the SM1 and SM2. It offered the refined typing action and build quality that established Olympia's reputation among portable typewriters. No tabulator.

SM4: 1960–1966

Identical machine with a tabulator added. Olympia introduced it as the upgraded option for typists who needed tab functionality—useful for business correspondence, invoices, and formatted documents.

Overlap: 1960–1963

For three years both models sold side by side, giving buyers a choice between the base SM3 and the tab-equipped SM4 at a higher price point. Once the SM3 was discontinued in 1963, the SM4 carried on alone until the SM5 generation arrived.

Comes with iconic formed case, painted silver.

There are some variations in key and platen knob colors.

It comes with the original molded case, a new ribbon, and a digital copy of the manual.

This legendary machine was once considered the Cadillac of typewriters. Made with precision in West Germany. Bulletproof is a good word to describe machines of this vintage..

This will last another 50 years with ease.

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