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One example. Colors, sub-models, and production years vary; the machine you find may differ.
Olympia Splendid 33/66the SM's budget sibling
A smaller, cheaper Olympia portable that ran alongside the SM series for nearly two decades. Less full-featured (often missing tabulator) but built with the same precision tolerances. The 33 and its successor the 66 are common thrift-store finds, and they punch above their weight in typing feel.
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Manuals & repair
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Where to find one
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Olympia Werke AG
- Origin
- West Germany
- Years
- 1956–1973
- Form
- Portable
- Mass
- 5.5 kg
- Shift
- segment-shift