So ztyper, do feel free to show us a picture! I'd be interested. This isn't a typewriter I've ever really even thought about till I fell upon this one locally.

That Noiseless looks very interesting, Uwe!  Any chance we could see the rest of it?

I took a trip to my local flea market the other day, looking for typewriters among several other interests of mine.  There wasn't much there, only 4 machines I saw.  An overpriced Underwood standard of some distinction, a Smith-Corona Sterling re-badged as an Eaton Viking (also overpriced), and some abused plastic contraption lying without identification on the floor that nevertheless bore a 'DO NOT TOUCH' sign.  All passes.

The fourth an final one I saw, however, caught my eye:


This particular SM8 was in excellent condition; it was in excellent shape inside and out, save for some surface ink stains on the cover and a little bit of correctional fluid scattered about.  Inside the case (with its key!) was all of the original documentation, including the original specification tag:


Very cool!  Inside the typewriter itself was an old university student card (presumably the prior/original owner?), and I delighted in this machine's scholarly history since I could have pictured myself using something exactly like this had I been in school when this was new.

A confession though:  I'm a curves person, and I never thought much of this style of Olympia based on the photos online.  But after seeing and using it, this is much nicer in person!  It looks almost like something that could be made today if typewriters were still being made, very rakish and modern.  I especially like the brighter white compared to my earlier SM9, this machine just looks so clean.  A typewriter that runs smoothly, looks great, and comes with a history?  Yeah, it came home with me for the princely sum of $60.  

Just one machine for me this week. I'd been on the lookout for a SX-150 to fill the gap between my Rhythm Touch and Touchmaster I models, and this one finally turned up. It's in good mechanical condition, but has a worn margin scale, missing colour selector decals, and needs a good cleaning. I've already cranked out a few pages with it, and quite like the machine. The only slight disappointment is that it's a 13 rather than 11 inch model.

 

Good golly Miss Molly!

KatLondon, I would be interested in your opinion of your Rheinmettal. I have this exact model http://xoverit.blogspot.com/2015/05/silver-and-blue.html that I bought locally. Like the Hermes 3000, it seems to have mixed reviews. I love love mine, perhaps because the previous owner maintained it in pristine working condition. I've been trying to figure out the circle key that's left of the "Q" key. It triggers the end of the line bell but I don't know why one would need such a thing?