Machine change today for the next 2 days.

My 1957 Olympia SM3...light grey with maroon/brown key-tops and platen knobs.

This was my first typewriter (this time around) when I missed having one in our home.
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Bluesguru,

I do have a few USA-made machines in my horde..but only 6 out of 37 typewriters.

4 Royals, 1 Smith Corona, and 1 Sears Tower (made by S-C).  I also stay primarily in the 1950's to mid-1970's on the most part.

I think my Olympia SM3 being the first one sort of spoiled me.

Here is my 1957 Royal QDL.  I changed the space-bar to a deep green one from a parts-buy but still have the original space-bar in the machine case. 

Eventually I would like to add deep-green platen knobs, as well.  Or maybe just re-paint my existing knobs
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Nice! I think the QDL would look great with the green platen knobs.
 

Up for today is my 1964 Torpedo 18s typewriter. 

This machine was still made in West Germany at the Torpedo factory, but Remington had taken over the company, already.

Mine was made in the last few months of 1964 before Remington moved its production to Holland later that same year. 

Remington design changes already evident on my Torpedo 18s included : 

1. Plastic ribbon cover. Rest of the body-works is still all metal. 
2. Change to the Remington “coffee cup” shaped key-tops. 
3. Remington ribbon system without the traditional metal spools. 

But under the covers, there is still the quality and build of the German Torpedo line. 

It is in perfect working order and is a fast, snappy, and precise typewriter. 

(My plastic buttons on the 2 margin stops are not original, as 1 was lost so I replaced them with buttons from a Brother parts machine.)

In the next few years while being built in Holland, more and more of the Torpedo heritage was lost to the typical Remington works.
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Mikeytap,

That certainly is a handsome case lining, for sure.

Found this better article, written in German, but Google Translated, below :

http://www.typewriters.ch/collection-2/maritsa-schreibmaschinen/