$199.00 USD
A black West German Olympia Splendid 66 portable typewriter with a QWERTY keyboard, distinctive typeface and carrying case.
Museum archive record. This typewriter has been sold.
Museum record
About This Typewriter
This black Olympia Splendid 66 was manufactured in West Germany during the 1960s.
Its low profile, compact dimensions and relatively light construction made it suitable for travel, journalism and writing away from a permanent desk. This example has a QWERTY keyboard and a distinctive typeface recorded by the former shop as an Imperial-style font.
Archive Details
Brand: Olympia
Model: Splendid 66
Period: 1960s
Manufacturer: Olympia Werke AG
Manufactured in: Wilhelmshaven, West Germany
Color: Black
Keyboard: QWERTY
Typeface: Imperial-style font
Body: Metal with plastic keys
Dimensions: 31 × 30 × 8.5 cm
Weight: Approximately 5 kg
Case: Carrying case included; its zipper no longer worked
The Olympia Splendid 66
The Splendid 66 belonged to Olympia’s family of small, flat portable typewriters. Its compact construction provided a more easily transported alternative to the company’s larger SM-series machines.
Olympia produced the model during the 1960s. Surviving museum examples show how the machine combined a shallow metal body with a full four-row keyboard and protective carrying case.
Condition When Sold
The typewriter was in good mechanical condition when it passed through the My Cup of Retro shop. It showed small signs of previous use and was fitted with a fresh ribbon.
The carrying case survived with the machine, although its zipper no longer worked.
From the My Cup of Retro Archive
My Cup of Retro previously restored and sold working vintage typewriters to customers around the world. This page now preserves the photographs and recorded details of this Olympia Splendid 66 as part of the museum archive.
