Fully Restored Olympia Traveller De Luxe S Typewriter | Original Box, Packing Materials & Manuals | Elite Typeface

📖 Product Overview: West German Ultra-Portable Precision

Presenting the Olympia Traveller De Luxe S—a sleek, ultra-portable West German classic celebrated for its low-profile chassis, solid steel architecture, and incredible typing reliability. Engineered for writers, journalists, and travelers who require modern portability without sacrificing key action stability, this lightweight machine is one of the most dependable travel typewriters ever manufactured.

Professionally overhauled at our UK workshop by BBC’s The Repair Shop featured experts Walid Saad & Joujou, it offers crisp imprints and smooth mechanical feedback engineered for long creative writing sessions.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Highlights

• Brand & Model: Olympia Traveller De Luxe S (Ultra-Portable)

• Manufacturer: Olympia Werke AG (Wilhelmshaven, West Germany)

• Keyboard Layout: Authentic American QWERTY Layout

• Mechanical Condition: 100% Workshop Restored. Fully dismantled, chemically flushed, segment-aligned, and stress-tested for fluid, responsive typing.

• Fresh Ribbon Installed: Pre-installed with a brand-new 10-meter Group 1 (GR1) Black & Red ink ribbon on correct spools, ready to write straight out of the box.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Complete Original Accessories Suite

• Cosmetic Presentation: Clean, original factory finish with only minimal, authentic age-related marks on the frame and base—consistent with genuine vintage character.  

• Keycaps: Clean, bright keytops that have been individually hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished.

• Original Protective Lid: Includes its original clip-on lid cover with light, authentic vintage storage marks.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Clean, highly legible Elite Typeface (11 CPI).

• Font Pitch: 11 Characters Per Inch (11 CPI / Elite Scale)—delivering crisp, clear characters at 11 points per inch for high readability in prose, letters, and manuscripts.

📋 Quick Specifications Overview

Why the Olympia Traveller De Luxe S Shines

The Olympia Traveller De Luxe S is remarkable for its ultra-compact form factor, West German manufacturing tolerances, and exceptional durability. Arriving with its full original box, internal packing materials, and complete factory paperwork, this machine represents a rare, time-capsule opportunity for collectors and writers alike.

🌍 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. We offer flexible, fully tracked premium shipping options calculated at checkout:

• Standard International Delivery: Safely delivered via premium air courier directly to your doorstep in 3 to 7 working days (with prompt EU dispatch and highly competitive rates to Australia and remote destinations).

• Express International Delivery Upgrade: Arrives at your door in just 1 to 3 working days for a small additional fee.

Proprietary Global Packaging Protocol: To protect this ultra-portable classic during international transit, we mechanically lock down the carriage rail, insulate the frame in multi-layered shock-absorbing cushioning, and suspend the entire unit (along with its original box) within a heavy-duty, double-walled shipping carton.

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

• Unbox & Start Writing: Your Olympia Traveller arrives pre-installed with your fresh ribbon 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: Your relationship with our workshop does not end at delivery. 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 the BBC's The Repair Shop and major Netflix productions.

📖 Have questions about Olympia typewriters or ultra-portable care? Read our master guide: Typewriter FAQ: The Ultimate 100 Questions Answered