Monday, July 7, 2014

When It Rains, It Pours


1968 Olympia SM8/9

P.S. - I decided to typecast this one using my phone as scanner and camera. I'll be doing a full photo shoot of a number of machines very soon.
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14 comments:

  1. TedJuly 7, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    Score! It certainly is your turn for a nice run of finds. (:

    I love how these SM's have been showing up with their cleaning kits intact...

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  2. Bill MJuly 7, 2014 at 5:26 PM

    Congrats on the great looking SM9! Can't beat that price--SM9 for 10 bucks!!!

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    1. ErikJuly 7, 2014 at 8:36 PM

      Thanks Bill. Help me out here - How do you know it's an SM9? I did a cursory search and couldn't find a guide to the differences between the "models." I've always assumed segment shift = SM9. For some reason, I lost my confidence in that equation today.

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    2. Richard PJuly 8, 2014 at 12:19 PM

      It's an SM9 because of the keyset tabulator (set & clear to either side of the spacebar). The SM8 has movable tab stops in the back. Both are segment-shifted; earlier SM's are basket shift.

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    3. ErikJuly 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM

      Thanks Richard. That's handy info.

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  3. Richard PJuly 7, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    Wo.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 8, 2014 at 9:35 PM

    Bargain! It's nice when you're on a lucky streak.

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  5. Scott KJuly 9, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    Ah! The love of finding a cheap machine. Beautiful.

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  6. notagainJuly 10, 2014 at 6:20 AM

    Very nice machine. congrats on the find!

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  7. Ryan AdneyJuly 10, 2014 at 7:32 AM

    Great!

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  8. michaelianyJuly 11, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    i love my sm9... honestly one of my favorite purchases.
    nice clean typeface on yours.

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  9. x over itJuly 12, 2014 at 1:02 AM

    I can't wait to see your post with the Erika. :) It's interesting what can change in only a few months, because in the time since then I've had a couple of very good Erika experiences and now they rank among my favorite machines…which means I'm looking out for an Erika 9 again, of course. XD

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    1. ErikJuly 13, 2014 at 9:28 PM

      Well Nick, I *had* planned to do a photo shoot this afternoon. Then the clouds rolled in and we were treated to thunderstorms. I'll have to look for time one afternoon this week. I'm also planning to take the #9 to the upcoming type-in. I'm sure it will be a hit.

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  10. UnknownMay 26, 2016 at 8:38 AM

    Great find - original cleaning kit too!

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