Fully Restored Olympia SM3 Portable Typewriter | Rare Cursive Script #75 Typeface & Brand-New Platen

📖 Product Overview: Built for Endurance and Refined Through Restoration

Presenting the legendary Olympia SM3—an exceptional vintage writing machine rejuvenated to modern workshop performance standards while retaining its rare original character. This particular machine boasts a strikingly beautiful two-tone dual-colored frame paired with the uncommon, highly sought-after Cursive Script typeface #75—a combination seldom encountered and prized by collectors and serious writers alike.

Widely regarded by authors and typing enthusiasts as one of the finest portable typewriters ever manufactured, the West German-engineered Olympia SM4 delivers sheer mechanical endurance and buttery-smooth typing feedback. Meticulously overhauled in our UK workshop, every function has been fully serviced and stress-tested for fluid, extra-smooth performance during long writing sessions.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Data

• Brand & Model: Olympia SM4

• Origin: Made in Western Germany (famed for peerless mechanical precision).

• Dual-Tone Finish: Rare and elegant two-tone dual-colored body frame.

• Keyboard Layout: Standard American QWERTY Layout (featuring the US "$" legend).

• Mechanical Status: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Fully dismantled, chemically degreased, segment-aligned, and calibrated for smooth, snappy key response.

• Brand-New Vulcanized Rubber Platen Fitted (£150 Value): Equipped with a freshly prepared rubber platen roller for superior key-strike cushioning, quiet typing acoustics, and sharp, razor-sharp ink imprints.

• New Frame Washers Applied: Fitted with new isolation washers throughout the frame for improved chassis alignment, stability, and longevity.

• Fresh Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new Group 9 (GR9 ) 10-meter black typewriter ink ribbon—ready to write straight out of the box.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Rare and highly coveted Cursive Script Typeface #75.

• Font Pitch: ~11 Characters Per Inch (~11 CPI)—lending a distinctive, elegant, and handwritten artistic flair to every word typed.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Original Accessories

• Cosmetic Presentation: Excellent vintage condition throughout with minimal age-appropriate marks, preserving both authenticity and visual appeal.

• Keytop Condition: Individual dark keycaps are meticulously hand-cleaned, sanitized, and crisp to the touch.

• Original Carrying Case Included: Includes its authentic original carrying case in very good condition with new rubber feet added for stability and protection.

• Included Extras: Original vintage cleaning brushes set included.

📋 Quick Specifications Overview

🛡️ Peace of Mind & Workshop Mechanical Guarantee

✅ 1-Year Mechanical Guarantee | ✅ 14-Day Returns | ✅ Lifetime Aftercare | ✅ Featured on BBC's The Repair Shop

Every typewriter leaving our workshop represents the highest standard of vintage mechanical conservation. To ensure complete confidence in your investment, your typewriter is backed by our Comprehensive 1-Year Mechanical Guarantee, covering all internal mechanisms, segment linkages, and moving parts. Each machine is logged in our digital workshop registry under its unique serial number for full traceability and long-term support. Please read our dedicated workshop guarantee page on our website for complete details and peace of mind.

🌍 Global Shipping, Timelines & Tariff Information

• 🇺🇸 United States & 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Shipping (100% Free & All-Inclusive): Standard local & international shipping to the US and UK is completely free and included in the listed price. Furthermore, all US import tariffs and customs duties are fully prepaid by our workshop. There are absolutely zero hidden checkout fees, surprise border holds, or cash-on-delivery demands at your door.

• 🌐 International Shipping (Europe, Australia, Canada & Rest of World): We dispatch all website orders in less than 24 hours via fully tracked premium air courier directly to your door in 3 to 7 working days (with prompt EU dispatch and express delivery options available at checkout).

• Proprietary Global Packaging Protocol: To guarantee your machine survives international air transit, we mechanically lock the carriage, wrap the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the typewriter within a heavy-duty, double-walled outer shipping carton.

🤝 The "Ready-to-Write" Package & Lifetime Support

• Unbox & Start Writing: Your Olympia SM3 arrives pre-installed with its fresh ribbon, brushes, and our primary step-by-step startup instructions designed by our workshop team. Simply unbox, release the carriage lock, and begin typing immediately.

• Video Learning Academy: Your package includes a direct link to our dedicated YouTube video tutorial, teaching you exactly how to type on, care for, adjust the margins, and change ink ribbons on your specific Olympia typewriter.

• Lifetime Technical Partnership: Every typewriter we sell comes with lifetime technical support. You receive direct email and video-call troubleshooting access to Walid and Joujou, the celebrated restoration experts from BBC's The Repair Shop and major Netflix productions.

📖 Have questions about Olympia typewriters or machine maintenance? Read our master guide: Typewriter FAQ: The Ultimate 100 Questions Answered