Professional Olympia Typewriter Restoration and Repair

Among collectors, journalists, and serious novelists, vintage Olympia typewriters represent the absolute pinnacle of mid-century mechanical engineering. Models like the Olympia SM2, SM3, SM4, SM9, and the legendary SG1 office typewriter are revered for their precise, snappy alignment and robust build quality.

However, maintaining the legendary performance of these German-engineered machines requires specialized mechanical expertise, custom tooling, and decades of archival knowledge.

📖 1. Our Elite Olympia Restoration Standard

Mr & Mrs Vintage Typewriters Ltd is an internationally recognized workshop specializing in the museum-grade mechanical restoration, precision calibration, and chemical servicing of mid-century Olympia typewriters. Serving clients across the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom, our restoration team completely disassemble and rebuild these complex machines to original factory specifications. As the restoration experts featured on the BBC's The Repair Shop and major Netflix productions, we do not perform superficial cleanings; we preserve mechanical history.

Olympia typewriters were engineered with incredibly tight tolerances. Restoring them requires a methodical 7 to 12 -hour workshop protocol tailored specifically to the unique architecture of German mechanisms:

• Complete Chassis Teardown: We extract the mechanical core from the body shell. For early SM series models (SM2 to SM5), this includes removing and replacing the degraded, hardened rubber carriage washers that cause the carriage to sag and scrape against the frame.

• Ultrasonic Segment Degreasing: Olympia segments (the slotted basket holding the type-bars) are highly sensitive to dust and improper oiling. We use industrial ultrasonic chemical tanks to strip away decades of hardened grease, leaving the segment 100% dry and frictionless.

• Platen Re-Rubbering & Grip Calibration: Hardened Olympia platens cause skipping letters, ghosted prints, and unnecessary noise. We replace the main platen rubber always and replace the underlying feed rollers , where necessary, with high-grip rubber to ensure flawless paper feeding.

• Escapement & Margin Calibration: We adjust the mainspring tension, check the escapement wheel teeth for wear, and calibrate the silent margin mechanisms to ensure the iconic, crisp Olympia bell rings perfectly at the end of every line.

• Type-Slug Realignment: Using specialized alignment tools, we individually adjust the type-bars to guarantee that upper and lower case letters hit the paper with uniform depth and perfect horizontal alignment.

Whether you are looking to purchase a fully rebuilt Olympia from our inventory or want to send your family heirloom to our UK workshop for a professional overhaul, we make the international process completely seamless and secure.

 Flawless Service for US & International Clients

Distance is never a barrier to expert German-mechanical service. We manage a highly secure transatlantic pipeline for our extensive US client base across the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast:

🎥 The "Ready-to-Write" Experience & Lifetime Support

• Comprehensive Video Tutorials: Every Olympia delivered from our workshop features a direct link to our dedicated YouTube video tutorials. We teach you exactly how to navigate your machine, utilize the touch regulator,   and use the iconic Olympia carriage lock.

• The Master-Signed Test Sheet: Your typewriter arrives pre-fitted with a premium ink ribbon & primary step-by-step startup instructions.

• Lifetime Technical Partnership: Every client receives lifetime access to our workshop's expertise. If your Olympia ever requires troubleshooting, ribbon advice, or maintenance guidance years down the line, our master restorers are directly available across all US and European time zones to assist you via email or video.