Fully Restored Olympia Traveller Portable Typewriter | Classic West German Precision Classic

📖 Product Overview: Sleek West German Engineering & Ultra-Portable Design Discover the clean, minimalist elegance of the Olympia Traveller portable typewriter (standard Traveller edition). Manufactured in West Germany during the golden era of typewriter design, Olympia machines are world-renowned for their exceptional build quality, rock-solid reliability, and ultra-slim profile.

This specific unit has been meticulously overhauled, chemically flushed, and calibrated at our specialized UK workshop. In excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition, it combines smooth, fluid key action with a crisp aesthetic presentation, showing only minor, light age marks consistent with careful historical handling. It is 100% functional and ready to write straight out of the box.

📊 Technical Specifications & Restoration Data

• Brand & Model: Olympia Traveller (Standard Edition).

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

• Keyboard Layout: Standard QWERTY Layout.

• Mechanical Condition: 100% Fully Functional & Serviced. Fully dismantled, chemically degreased, segment-aligned, and precision-calibrated for smooth, responsive keystrokes.

 • Ribbon System: Equipped with a standard mono black ribbon Pre-installed with a fresh typewriter ribbon wound on authentic spools.

• Platen & Feed Rollers: Original platen and feed rollers preserved in clean, reliable condition—feeding paper smoothly and gripping with complete confidence.

✍️ Typeface & Font Details

• Typeface Style: Classic PICA Typeface.

 • Font Pitch: 10 Characters Per Inch (10 CPI / Pica Scale)—delivering bold, clear, and highly legible characters ideal for manuscripts, letters, poetry, and creative writing.

🎨 Cosmetic Condition & Included Accessories

• Cosmetic Presentation: Excellent vintage condition. The casing is clean and bright, showing only minor, subtle age marks that reflect its authentic retro character.

 • Keytop Condition: Every keycap has been individually hand-cleaned, sanitized, and polished.

 • Original Lid / Case: Supplied with its authentic original clip-on protective carrying lid for effortless portability and safe storage. 

📋 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 Traveller arrives pre-installed with its fresh ink ribbon, original lid, and our primary step-by-step startup instructions. 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.

🎬 We prepared a video on how to use this Typewriter on YouTube.

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