Add me to the group! Fortunately (or not if you are moving them), I acquired four of them, all with the paper stand. My favorite is one with Pharmacy symbols and of course, the paper charging handle is a blast to set up and use.. And as expressed by others, they are fun to use and produce a very nice result. Will post some photos per the FAQ as soon as I pick an app to use for photo storage.

There are two Olympia SG1's for sale in my area: one is a De Luxe and the other is a Super De Luxe. They're priced about the same, but the De Luxe has the plastic paper holder intact.

Anybody know what advantages the Super might have to offer over the other model, otherwise? It has a decimal tabulator, but I really don't care about that.

Just picked up my first SG-1. Had been waiting for years to even see one in person. So mine is serial # 7 - 654876, from 1961.
While I had heard how fine they were, it's just one of those things  that you need to experience in person.
Since I had owned an Adler Universal from 1955, and thought that it was fine, I almost didn't want to sully the Adler's reputation. But now that I' ve experienced the SG - 1, I can say that it is probably the most perfect typewriter ever made!!
I'm not sure how to upload photos to this site, but everyone knows what they look like....  It's great to be a part of this priviledged class.

Uwe wrote:

You answered your own question: the decimal tabulator. I can't stress how nice it is to have an SG1 with the paper rest; because it's adjustable, you can set it for your paper length and thereby know in advance how close you are to the bottom edge of the page.

Unfortunately, the SG1 with the paper rest sold before I was able to get to it. Ended up with the Super de Luxe instead. It's in pretty decent condition -- minor rust on the chrome(?) parts, no dust on the inside -- and the type impression is excellent. Going to address one or two sticky keys later this week.

For such a big machine, it sure has a small typeface -- about 12cpi. I like how easy it is to remove the carriage (12").

Serial number comes in at 7-202791 -- which would put it between 1957-1958 if I'm reading the Typewriter Database correctly. Any significance to the "7.6" superscript to the left of the "Super de Luxe"?

First Standard and all I can say is ... WOW!


https://imgur.com/a/s65N8

I bought this about 6 weeks ago. A 2 1/2 hr drive one way. Fortunately, my daughter lived near the seller, bought and held onto this for me. I finally received it last night.

This came with the desk. It felt and looked like it sat for years. No ribbon and the type slugs were clean with slight oxidation.  All the rubber material kept well.

Lots of surface rust including most of the type bars. Carriage sluggish, absence of any oil or even grime. I spent most of the day cleaning this. I still need to get the rust off the screw heads and various other metal parts. Other than that, it's typing great! I'm extremely pleased with the typing action and carriage is now running smoooooth. I think I found THE typewriter. Why did I wait so long to buy a standard? I'm in love!