She's beautiful! I love the colors that Olympia gave their early portables; my SM-4 has the "olive" green and I love it. And just be glad you have the instructions booklet, most people just throw it out for some reason and then it's recycled or in a landfill. Also love the history it came with, it's always interesting to know the history of the typewriter.

ztyper wrote:

She's beautiful! I love the colors that Olympia gave their early portables; my SM-4 has the "olive" green and I love it. And just be glad you have the instructions booklet, most people just throw it out for some reason and then it's recycled or in a landfill. Also love the history it came with, it's always interesting to know the history of the typewriter.

I'm envious of that SM-9 you got for $20 - complete doc's - even warranty card.  In script no less!  

Think you win bragging rights for "Find of the Month."  Congrads!

Might sound like silly question, but don't want to damage anything.  Where does the book & kit go inside the case?  RH side has clip, but won't easily go in there, so haven't messed with it.

KatLondon wrote:

Oh I love that, what a gorgeous typewriter. Its about the same kind of green as my 1956 Silent-Super. VERY pretty. Well done!

Thanks

Very surprising (for me at least) that carriage shift is so easy & key action really nice.

For a basket shift machine (this is where the "Diana" model can still hold its own) think you mentioned, SM9, Optima, or SC models?

 

The SM9 is wonderful and I love my SM8, it almost does the typing for you. But it lacks the utter, utter beauty, the snap, and the time-travel capacity of the SM3.

I agree, Kat.  The 8s and 9s are great machines, but just aren't nearly as visually appealing as the earlier ones.

Question... This guy is worth $25 isn't it? Assuming it's in decent working order...

this one is priceless, I love the seller's description and the fact that they are not accepting returns
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Remington-Rand-5-Portable-typewriter-/171906115069?hash=item28066725fd