Typewriter, Underwood 315 Imperial typewriter Olympia was a German brand

Olympia was a German brand of typewriter that was known for their great quality and ease of use

This is particularly handy for older typewriters that have original metal spools or Smith Corona typewriters that have spools with a 4 cm diameter as you need to rewind new ribbon onto your those spools in any case

The case has some marks and signs of wear and discolouration mainly on the inside and it's original handle has been lost at some point

This brush has short hard bristles for cleaning the type bars to remove any excess ink and dust

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Typewriter, Underwood 315 Imperial typewriter Olympia was a German brandWonderful working Underwood 315 typewriter from the 1970's and made in Spain in a lovely blue and white colour, with black keys and red tab key. This one has the standard elite sized type face with 11 letters or characters to the inch. The Olivetti company bought out Underwood in the 1960's and so many Underwood typewriters appeared as rebranded Olivetti machines. This one is in reality an Olivetti Dora which was designed by Ettore Sottsass who also