https://typewriterdatabase.com/1969-olivetti-valentine.24573.typewriter via James Grooms

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ttm8nm/have_you_seen_this_beauty_olivetti_lettera_22/

via James Grooms at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tsct5a/lets_clean_some_slugs/

https://cardmyrecipe.com/

Free recipe card builder<br /> https://culinaire.me/recipe-cards

Serial Number<br /> Each typewriter carries its own serial number. Lift the cover plate, and looking at the machine from the right side, you will note the serial number stamped directly behind the touch Selector on the left side of the machine. Record this number for use in ordering supplies and accessories or as identification in case of theft.

George Berkeley: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge<br /> by Tod Desmond

Four important questions:<br /> - What can I know?

Berkeley believes in two things: ideas and the minds that perceive them.

"manifest contradiction"

Lucretius: things are made of atoms<br /> Berkeley: there are only ideas (and no matter)

Where do ideas and minds separate? where do they connect? how are they different from each other?

primary qualities versus secondary qualities

Plato's theory of absolute ideas<br /> - he rejects matter - GB: we can't separate primary and secondary qualities in our minds

How does matter interact with mind?

http://mytypewriter.com/hello-qwerty-typewriter-keyring-pliers-kit

Charles Gu at MyTypewriter.com is selling new typewriter keyring plie0rs!

URL changed to https://mytypewriter.com/products/hello-qwerty-typewriter-keyring-pliers-kit

ᔥ[[Typewriter Chicago]] in Type Shop, Ep. 15: The Ultimate Keyring Toolset Guide at 2022-12-29<br /> (accessed:: 2024-07-08 08:23:36)

via u/AmsterdamAssassin at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tq3nub/i_woke_up_one_day_looked_at_my_machines_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tq3nub/i_woke_up_one_day_looked_at_my_machines_and/

Brooding: In 2026, I Resolve to Friction-Maxx<br /> by [[Kathryn Jezer-Morton]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-12T10:31:16

read on 2026-05-28T17:02:02

https://www.typewritersanonymous.com/about<br /> Typewriters Anonymous

https://www.facebook.com/groups/721704878218903/posts/3098002900589077/

https://www.hanttula.com/typeworks/monogram-creator/

https://ground.news/ Ground News

Bobby Cox, One of Baseball’s Top Managers, Dies at 84<br /> by [[Richard Goldstein]] for The New York Times <br /> accessed on 2026-05-28T11:34:03

https://johnshopkinsbmcib.staywellsolutionsonline.com/<br /> Johns Hopkins Medicine index

Lewis, Helen. 2026. “The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet.” The Atlantic 336(6): 26–35. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/ (May 27, 2026; May 28, 2026).

After five years of closure, Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome is finally one step closer to reopening<br /> by [[Taylor Henderson]] in Secret Los Angeles<br /> accessed on 2026-05-27T10:06:20

McCafferty, Phil. Typewriter Carries Office Supplies. Popular Science, April 1954. https://books.google.to/books?id=xyADAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=typewriter&f=false

reply to u/solestal801 at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tp6xh5/tuning_a_typewriter/

Most will call it "adjusting" in the literature (eg. clean, oil, adjust). That's the sort of thing that's hiding deep within a lot of the repair manuals and found by closely watching lots of YouTube repair videos (and taking notes for when you need them). It's the art hiding within the practice and probably takes the longest to acquire.

This will give you a start for some resources: https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/24/learning-typewriter-maintenance-and-repair/

Some examples of the tidbits include:

• Which pairs of pliers (roller, nineprong, peening, etc.) you need to make adjustments in which directions for slugs to be properly aligned.
• How and where to make adjustments for the "touch" of a machine. Joe Van Cleave has an excellent video for this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYOXgqiHBmg, but most importantly, he shows you that to really know the area, you need to read the repair manual to see the panoply of options for doing this.
• How to do adjustments (and in which order) for things like ring and cylinder (or hammer and anvil), on feet, and motion. I've linked a playlist for the SM3 here https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/14/aggregated-resources-and-playlist-for-a-crash-course-on-the-olympia-sm3-portable-typewriter/, that gives some broad generalities which are also applicable to most other modern machines.

By the sound of where you're at, I might suggest buying a Royal KMM for $20 and methodically working your way through this:

• Scadden, David T. Approved Home Study Course in Typewriter Repair and Service. Little Falls, NJ: Typewriter Repair School, 1959.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kbhf3a/older_man_clearing_storage_area_gave_me_seven/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(Charles_Albert_Tindley_song)

See also:<br /> - "Stand By Me Father" - The Soul Stirrers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weYZt3FAqi4

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCFJ52MZ?th=1

Felt fabric for typewriter restoration<br /> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBHH8YKN

Janet Schwartz likes this brand/type

via u/ksigler at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1t5resr/replacement_feet_for_a_hermes_rocketbaby/

https://www.facebook.com/netflixus/videos/690382844856895/

Cell phones have evolved legs: they get us to carry them around in our pockets.

Much like corn and dogs have evolved to increase their fecundity by symbiotic relationships with humans...

Maxim Suravegin is working on a Ph.D. thesis relating to typewriters.<br /> https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163573420424678/

Hopkins' most famous dropout | Hub<br /> by [[Aleyna Rentz]] in JHU Hub accessed on 2026-05-26T13:36:21

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1t0xgwf/olympia_sm3_meets_the_internet/

Jennifer Dunn: Typewriter mechanic<br /> by [[Annie Todd]] in Cascadia Daily News<br /> accessed on 2026-05-25T16:35:17

Berkeley, George. Jessop, T. E., ed. 1964. “The Principles of Human Knowledge.” In The Works of George Berkeley Volume 2: The Principles of Human Knowledge, First Draft of the Principles, Three Dialogues, Philosophical Correspondence with Johnson, The Works of George Berkeley, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1–113.

Reprint of first edition (thus) 1949; Original publication 1710

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tmntfc/i_like_the_old_servicing_labels_on_selectrics/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162072863566567&set=gm.10163636061619678

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163661040879678/

El Granero Typewriter Company<br /> https://typewriter.company/

They seems to specialize in Olivetti, Hermes, Olympia and Erika machines. They do a fair amount of repainting and chroming.

https://typewriter.company/collections/ribbons

https://www.tbwritersplus.com/product-page/remington-portable-lever-finger-pads

Tom Hanks Sends Vintage Typewriter and Personal Letter to Rolla Missouri Shop Owners (LISTEN) - Missourinet<br /> by [[Cameron Conner]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-22T17:32:01

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1274730854845686/

A curious Series 3 Smith-Corona in crinkle tan possibly made for the war effort?

Rebecca Kuether Bealmear is r****8 on ShopGoodwill

Matching it with her statement on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1274589671526471/ saying that she bought the same machine at https://shopgoodwill.com/item/264079893

Via Derek De Weese at https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1274772944841477/

https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2018/6/8/col-o-dex-rotary-cards-a-review

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10162101309029678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1275574621427976/

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25786908-sweet-theft

Commonnplace books as "sweet theft".

reply to u/deleted at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1te4u1i/state_of_the_typosphere/

Two or three typewriter repair shops have opened up in the past couple of years, though probably not enough to offset the retirements or deaths which include Tom Furrier (Cambridge Typewriter) and Duane Jensen (Phoenix Typewriter) respectively. Lucas Dul opened up a brick-and-mortar typewriter shop in Chicago.

Philly Typewriter and Bremerton Typewriter Company have started up typewriter repair schools/apprenticeships to expand on the trade.

Tom Hanks has continued donating typewriters to typewriter repair shops over the past few years, ostensibly to encourage the space as well as to slim down his own collection.

Richard Polt recently downsized his collection significantly. (His blog is generally a good source of the news of what's new in the past few years.)

Prices are up somewhat in general, but especially for Hermes 3000s, Olympias, Smith-Corona Silent Supers, and Olivetti Letteras even in poor condition.

Historical updates: https://typewriterdatabase.com/twdb.0.news-media

Type Pals has started up monthly meetups again: https://www.typepals.com/events

Lou Spirito designed a baseball scorecard for typewriters which was unveiled by Tom Hanks on March 29, 2025.

Qwertyfest seems to be going strong: https://www.qwertyfest.com/

Atlanta, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles have bee hosting type-ins a few times a year.

I've fleshed out some details and examples on typecasting for those interested in trying it out: https://indieweb.org/typecast

https://www.hanttula.com/typeworks/image-converter/

https://www.hanttula.com/typeworks/typewriter-anatomy/

Tom Hanks delivers autographed typewriter to Portland shop<br /> by [[Devon Haskins]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-18T20:31:03h

Tom Hanks Typewriter Collection #329<br /> Corona Junior donated to Vale Typewriter in March 2023

Downers Grove 23-year-old repairs typewriters for a living<br /> by [[Stefano Esposito]] in Chicago Sun-Times<br /> accessed on 2026-05-22T11:04:25

Typewriter Doctor<br /> by [[By Kathleen Rooney]] in Chicago Magazine<br /> accessed on 2026-05-22T11:03:18

The Royal 10 QX (aka Quiet Model) (1921-1923) has a special mechanism in the segment which allows the slugs to hit the platen when struck, but pressing the keys slowly doesn't allow them to reach.

Via commentary by Brian Decker, Ted Muk, and James Grooms at https://typewriterdatabase.com/1927-royal-10.16643.typewriter

How to Score published by the Sporting News 1965 https://reddit.com/r/BaseballScorecards/comments/1tk5um7/fellow_scoring_nerds_60_years_ago_i_read_this/

Thermal Typewriter Comparison<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Ranked:<br /> 1. Sharp PA-1050<br /> 2. Brother EP-43<br /> 3. Brother EP-20 v 4. Casiowriter CW-10<br /> 5. Canon Typestar 4<br /> 6. Canon Typestar 5

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tkekbj/my_first_english_typewriter/

Typewriter Video Series - Episode 207: Canon Typestar 5<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Instruction manual shows use of the typewriter in someone's lap.

Doesn't have clean plastic at the top for ripping off pages cleanly.

The 5 is missing a few features that were found on the 4.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/721704878218903/posts/3096582727397761/

Maxim Suravegin has a fantastic little collection here.

reply to u/Novembree at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1hfncyz/had_a_typewriter_for_awhile_could_use_help/

Welcome to the Royal KMM club! Seems like lots of these have been posted in the last day including one by u/betternatured and another by u/the-other-gusta along with a very similar Royal KMG by u/Jacki-san.

The serial number puts yours down as a KMM with an 11 inch platen manufactured in 1945. Cross reference: https://typewriterdatabase.com/royal.72.typewriter-serial-number-database

Manual: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RoyalKMM.pdf

These were really popular and ubiquitous, standard (large desktop) typewriters in the mid-century that were the workhorse of many offices. Because they were so common and so heavy, they only go for $5-25 in the used market in either unknown or marginal condition. If they're cleaned up and well-serviced they can go for more with a cap of around $300-400 depending on the level of restoration. Some with special features (like special typefaces) or provenance may go for more.

The Royal KMM was known to have been used by writers including: John Ashberry, Harry Ashmore, Russell Baker, Ray Bradbury, Richard Bratigan, Richard Brooks, Pearl S. Buck, Johnny Carson, Norman Corwin, Frank Herbert, Ken Kesey, G.W. Lee, Harper Lee, Ursula K. LeGuin, David McCullough, Margaret Mead, Grangland Rice, and Dorothy Parker. This was also the model famously used by Angela Landsbury's character on the TV show Murder, She Wrote.

Depending on your level of typewriter knowledge try out some of the following short films which will also provide some tips, tricks, and maintenance advice common in the era of your machine:

• Basic Typing: Methods. Vol. MN-1512a. United States Navy Training Film, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztyzGit1dTI
• Basic Typing: Machine Operation. Vol. MN-1512b. United States Navy Training Film, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-REJEArnjE
• Advanced Typing: Shortcuts. Vol. MN-1512c. United States Navy Training Film, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUJfCfqgsX0
• Advanced Typing: Duplicating and Manuscript. Vol. MN-1512d. United States Navy Training Film, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ve5JnTUzvo
• Maintenance Of Office Machines. Vol. MN-1513. United States Navy Training Film, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocdxgkxKAKo

Happy Typing!

reply to u/No-Rain-4114 and tk at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ti2zu2/imperial_model_50_vs_royal_10_which_is_better/

You're likely to get more opinions than there are people who have actually used both and their opinions are going to vary wildly based on the conditions of the machines they've encountered. They're both solid machines, but generally also so old that you'd need two well-restored versions to get a serious apples to apples comparison. Even if you get 10 people with immaculate exemplars to weigh in, it's honestly not going to be helpful for determining which you ought to hunt for and purchase.

You're also going to find them with a very specific geographic distribution based on manufacturing and sales at the time. The Imperial bigger in the UK and Royal bigger in the US.

If you've got two to choose from, pick the one in the best condition and proceed from there. Otherwise choose based on aesthetics as all the other factors are so confounding as to mean little in making an informed choice here.

See also: https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/08/on-purchasing-typewriters-condition-is-king-context-is-queen/

Reply to u/Wooden-Lifeguard-636

Chris, which one do YOU prefer?

Like all serious typewriter collectors, I prefer both! 😜

Refurbished with a clean, oil, and adjust out of a typewriter repair shop, you really can't go wrong with either of these if this is the era and aesthetic you're after.

If OP gave us a ton of additional information on their context: Are they collecting? What sort of collection are they starting? Is this the one and only typewriter they're ever going to buy? Are they going to display it as decor? Use it (8 hours a day 365, once a day for a few hours, once a week, once a month)? Tinker on it to restore it themself? What's their budget? Where are they going to source it (shop, yard sale, estate sale, online auction untested)? Do they prefer the polished enamel or the crinkle paint? Are they a hunt-and-peck typist, a touch-typist, or even a speed champion? Etc., etc., etc.

With this, we might provide some semblance of advice, but honestly, even then, it's largely a coin toss. The ultimate choice will be biased and come down to the purchaser's gut reaction with a specific machine(s) in its condition in front of them to purchase.

And even then, after all this, it's worth considering the quote from Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox, 2019) about the test driver at the end: "You drove it for less than an hour... ‘don’t know shit after an hour."

Riehl, Emily. 2026. “To Defeat Gerrymandering, We Must Go Back to the Drawing Board.” Science 392(6797): eaeg4298. doi:10.1126/science.aeg4298.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg4298

Trading off representation further from home for some semblance of representation at all.

This means that candidates are at-large and can't as easily meet their constituents as easily, at least in person, though in a heavily connected digital media space is this necessary any more?

see underlying: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1089/elj.2018.0537

The Supreme Court in Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) found that Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling wasn't persuasive and found that gerrymandering is "nonjusticable".

brief description of Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling with respect to gerrymandering and it's application in the courts so far

Examples of odd shapes made by gerrymandering (or not) as well as a counter-example in North Carolina which doesn't look "odd" despite being heavily gerrymandered.

States who are actively redistricting or considering it.

Mississippi should also potentially be on the list with Ohio and Utah for court intervention: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/05/18/legislative-redistricting-mississippi/

Arrow, Kenneth J. 1950. “A Difficulty in the Concept of Social Welfare.” Journal of Political Economy 58(4): 328–46. doi:10.1086/256963. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/256963

The now well-known “Arrow’s impossibility theorem” shows that no voting system is perfect.

The political calculus—and actual math—of gerrymandering<br /> by [[Rachel Wallach]] in Johns Hopkins University Hub<br /> accessed on 2026-05-19T15:14:23

Repyy to u/bluestemgrass at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1thup7q/reink_ribbon/ RE: Ribbon for a toy Sears Holiday typewriter.

Before you go too deeply here, is the ribbon made of cloth material (nylon, silk, or cotton) or is it a plastic film/carbon type?

If it's the latter, is it a proprietary cartridge or typewriter spools? What width is the ribbon? Cartridges with carbon can be difficult if not impossible to find for these models.

It looks like it may be a Sears rebranded version of some of the Byron Jardine/PETITE toy typewriters. https://typewriterdatabase.com/no_info.525.typewriter-serial-number-database There may be an imprint of the manufacturer on the bottom which would help to identify the original manufacturer.

Most Petite typewriters use T4430 or T4431 ribbon (1/4" wide or 6.50mm) which can sometimes be found on eBay and other sites. It generally requires original spools. These were generally carbon/plastic based ribbon.

If you have the original spools, you might find someone who still manufactures carbon-based ribbon and you can cannibalize it to spool onto your Sears Holiday. Look around for some of the 80s/90s film-based cartridges meant for word processors.

If it did originally have cloth ribbon you might be able to re-ink it, but the process typically tends to be very messy. Generally some glycerine and ink meant for metal stamps (not rubber) will get you where you'd like to go. Some have also soaked their old ribbon in WD-40 as a means of rejuvenation, but this is also time consuming and messy.

More detail/photos of the manufacturing details on the bottom and photos and measurements of the spools and the original type of "ribbon" will help immensely.

If you get the chance, add your example to the typewriter database and include photos of the spools as well as measurements of their width and diameter to help others with these questions/problems in the future.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BaseballScorecards/comments/1tfc7t0/is_tom_hanks_the_unofficial_ambassador_of_the/

Video of Tom Hanks at the Yankees/Mets game televised on Fox in bottom of 6th with Yanks leading 2 to 5. He's showing the Met mascot something in his Thirty81 Press baseball scorecard and then posting for a photo.

That Pigeon Looks Just Like Michael Keaton<br /> The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Definitely a late model Olivetti. Either a Studio 45, which was more common in the United States, or a Studio 46, both of which came in that color.

I'm leaning toward 46 because of some of the shape of the hood as well as the white variable button on the platen which I've only ever seen on the 46 while the 45s were typically black or had the button colored to match the body color.

How Team Trump Helps Hide How Fast He’s Aging<br /> by [[Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling]] in The New Republic<br /> accessed on 2026-05-18T23:54:37

https://archive.nytimes.com/fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/welcome-and-welcome-back/

Thousands of FiveThirtyEight Articles Seemingly Vanish From the Internet<br /> by [[John S.W. MacDonald]] The New York Times<br /> accessed on 2026-05-16T23:23:46

Make-A-Wish FBI Director Kash Patel Took Girlfriend Alexis Wilkins to $50,000 Suite for Concert<br /> by [[Olivia Ralph]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-16T19:39:11

Smith Corona closes shop after nearly a century<br /> by [[Kelly Palmer]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-16T13:06:28

Last typewriter manufacturer in the U.S. was Smith-Corona

2001-05-03

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1teai7i/typespace_in_portland_or_seems_to_be_passing_off/?sort=new

Typesapce reputation being chipped away at by AI slop accusations...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_(Wallace_Collection_song)

Congratulations and welcome to the club! Definitely the machine of a serious writer or novelist. These were the workhorses of newspapers and magazines through the 70s and 80s. In my mind, it's the last truly great manual typewriter ever manufactured.

Well known users of the Olympia SG3 included: Ingeborg Bachmann, Jimmy Breslin, Paddy Chayefsky, Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Michael Ende, Howard Fast, Jim Lehrer, Elmore Leonard, William E. Leuchtenburg, Terrence McNally, James Michener, Dudley Randall, and Wallace Stegner

Robert Redford used one in the movie ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN.

If you need a manual: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html

Ribbon is still easily found: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-faq.html#q1

The Olympia SG3 uses 1/2" wide (12.7mm) typewriter ribbon, which has been standardized as DIN2103, in combination with the Group 1 spool, designated as DIN 32755. (Doesn't need eyelets.)

Other useful resources available at: https://boffosocko.com/research/typewriter-collection/

reply to u/Prudent_Highway_1855 at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tdy2eu/my_first_typewriter/

Via Ted Munk at https://typewriterdatabase.com/1969-sears-medalist-power-12.24661.typewriter

reply to u/Personman444 at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tcuxxu/how_to_restore_case/

RE: 1950s Royal typewriter case

Typically these were fabric glued onto fiberglass, so you can do fairly well with soap and water with a scrub brush and then letting it air dry. This should help to remove the staining. You can use more aggressive cleaners as long as they don't dissolve the glue. I've used a Green Bissel wet vac on these with some reasonable success in the past.

0000 steel wool will often help clean off/clean up the metal parts, though you should test an inconspicuous part first. Following up with metal polish can give you some shine.

The handle is plastic and a gentle clean followed by a coat of car wax will do wonders.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/721704878218903/posts/3090322144690486/

In the final weeks of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks gifts Stephen Colbert with a box of computer paper and an Underwood Ace typewriter (circa 1955-57).

https://youtu.be/DgYXYh-4uuc?si=2qFE639k6CQVmPYO&t=1236

James, thanks for the research and advertisements. Having just picked up one of these in lovely condition, I would generally agree with your assessment on the delineation of the two models: a "Report Electric" and a "Report de Luxe (SKE)".

Currently the TWdB has three different pages for what one might call the Olympia Report de Luxe (SKE) and which could be concatenated into a single model on one page:

1. "Olympia Report" https://typewriterdatabase.com/Olympia.Report.61.bmys with two exemplars from '75 and '78 which are explicitly badged as "Olympia Report de Luxe" on the hood

2. "Olympia Report deLuxe" https://typewriterdatabase.com/Olympia.Report+deLuxe.61.bmys which are all the badged the same, but somehow seem to have left the space between the "de" and "Luxe" out.

3. "Olympia SKE Report de Luxe" https://typewriterdatabase.com/Olympia.SKE+Report+de+Luxe.61.bmys which are all badged as "Report de Luxe" on the hood, but which include the SKE in the name because of the sticker on the side.

Personally, for ease of internet search most are likely to search for "Olympia Report de Luxe" though some may see the sticker near the power cord that reads "Typewriter Model SKE" (either on their physical machine or photos on eBay, Goodwill, etc.), so listing it in the database as "Olympia Report de Luxe (SKE)" may make the search most fruitful.

If the renaming of these three pages, which seem to be for a single model, does occur it would be useful to do a 403 redirect from the original pages to the final page so that the search engine optimization for these pages isn't lost. Adding a note to the model on the main Olympia page will help to clear up the details for future typewriter hunters as well.

Reply to https://typewriterdatabase.com/1973-olympia-report-electric.27118.typewriter

If we're going to do history, let's get it right. The Royal HH and REs offered color in the '52-54 range, but they were the exception rather than the rule. These are very difficult to find now. The Quiet De Luxes didn't get color until into 1956 and continued until 1958 when they were replaced by the (also) colorful Royal Futuras.

There were pockets of the late 20s and early 30s when Royal and Underwood among others experimented with color on portables as well, but these tended to be more basic reds, blues, and greens. The Corona 4s models were finished in DuPont DUCO® from 1927 to 1939. In a similar time period the Royal P also came in a small variety of colors.

The Evolution of the Card Catalog System – Raymond Geddes<br /> accessed on 2026-05-13T21:39:37

https://americanwritersmuseum.org/<br /> American Writers Museum<br /> Chicago, IL

The 1960 Royal FP "special order"<br /> by [[Erik Bruchez]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-13T21:18:30

The Royal KHM (1938)<br /> by [[Erik Bruchez]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-13T21:06:46

My KHM holds this same distinction in my collection.

Eric Bruchez<br /> http://blog.bruchez.name/categories/typewriters/

Restoring a Yost 20 Typewriter<br /> by [[Erik Bruchez]]<br /> accessed on 2026-05-13T20:59:04

Erik Bruchez describes how he used shellac and denatured alcohol to re-shellac his Yost 20 followed up with 600 grit sandpaper to smooth things back out as necessary.

via Tyler Alan Macek at https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1255908216727950/

A black light is potentially better, but a bright light should work too.

via Leighton Jeffy at https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1255908216727950/

Sounds roughly similar to

via Luke Fuji at https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1255908216727950/

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Pelicram's Shellac Rescue Formula aka The Cowboy's Delight.

This will help bring back a deeper black color shellaced panels which have been yellowed and damaged by UV over the years. With enough elbow grease it will remove the old shellac completely but it takes a very long time and you're likely to damage any decals present on the panel. In most cases the procedure described below will be sufficient to restore the appearance to an acceptable level.

The recipe: - 70% Light machine oil. - 30% IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) or White/Mineral Spirits.

Ideally use an oil that is dissolved into the IPA/Mineral Spirits, if they settle into separate layers make sure you shake the mixture thoroughly before applying.

Mix the oil and solvent in something like a dropper bottle or similar vessel for convenient application.

• Clean part with Fulgentin (Or general purpose cleaner of your choice) and wipe dry.
• Apply oil/ipa mix to part and rub in lightly with clean microfiber cloth or shop towel. Use plenty of the mix, it should not feel dry.
• Wipe with microfiber cloth after 15 minutes to get rid of any excess.
• Do not apply any kind of wax (like Renessaince Wax) afterwards, from my testing it will bring back the haziness.