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Olympia SGE 35 that only take film ribbons?
- Pete E.
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Re: Olympia SGE 35 that only take film ribbons?
Hi Paul,
That is a fascinating machine. I was not aware of such a factory option. Thanks for the time in posting up your photos.
I notice it still has the 2-color ribbon selector lever on the left side of the key-board. Is that functional or no longer functional ?
Is finding film-ribbon a problem for you in your part of the World ?
- Paul1986
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Re: Olympia SGE 35 that only take film ribbons?
Hi Pete,
I don't know much about it. It was in such a bad shape that I took it to my repair guy on the same day. I noticed that the big spool you see there (there are actually two of them) goes on the side of the machine, just like its big sisters. I guess he's just moved it to the position you see in the photo to make it easier to adjust things.
The colour selector is not functional, I think.
As for finding ribbons for this particular machine, just forget about it. Apparently, I could use the ribbons inside the Olivetti Praxis' cassettes, which are still available.
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