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Distinctive Two-Tone Body
Features an off-white top cowl contrasted against a dark grey lower chassis for quintessential 1970s desk styling.
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Highlights
Why this object
still matters.
The Olympia Monica S is a portable manual typewriter featuring a sturdy two-tone body with an off-white upper housing and dark grey base. Equipped with a standard QWERTY keyboard, it includes a paper bail with an integrated alignment scale, carriage return lever, and a three-position ribbon color indicator. Built by Olympia Werke AG, it exemplifies the durable mechanical construction characteristic of late-era West German typewriters.
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Olympia Monica S Branding
Clean black typography on the front left paired with the iconic circular red Olympia International logo on the right.
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Standard QWERTY Layout
Full mechanical typing array with responsive dark grey stepped keycaps and white stamped alphanumeric legends.
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Integrated Paper Bail Scale
Precision ruler along the roller bar provides clear margin and column alignment while typing.
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Carriage Return Assembly
Sturdy metal return arm on the left side engineered for positive line advancement.
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Tri-Color Ribbon Selector
Right-hand control dots allow instant switching between black ink, stencil mode, and red ribbon highlights.
Specifications
The useful facts,
clearly recorded.
Measurements, construction, identity, and seller-supplied details are kept together for direct comparison.
Reviewed · Curio catalogue
Maker
Olympia Werke AG (Wilhelmshaven)
Origin
West Germany
Year
1975
Department
typewriters
Packed shipment
6 kg · 45 × 35 × 25 cm
Model
Monica S
Type
Manual portable typewriter
Keyboard Layout
QWERTY layout with dark grey keycaps
Ribbon Selector
Three-position indicator (black, stencil, red)
Housing Finish
Two-tone off-white and dark charcoal grey
Serial Number
Not visible in photographs
Details
Close inspection,
recorded in photographs.
Detail № 01 · Olympia Monica S Portable Manual Typewriter — photograph 2
Detail № 02 · Olympia Monica S Portable Manual Typewriter — photograph 3
Heritage
A traceable life,
carefully recorded.
Provenance documentation was not supplied for this specific Olympia Monica S Portable Manual Typewriter; this listing is based on the supplied photographs only.
Precision Engineering
The Everyday Workhorse of Wilhelmshaven
Visible in the front perspective view, the Monica S brought Olympia's famed heavy-duty German typewriter mechanism into an accessible home portable format, trusted by students, writers, and small offices throughout Europe during the nineteen-seventies.
Industrial Design
The Modern Wedge Silhouette
As captured in the right profile photograph, the typewriter features an angular, sloping lower housing that cushioned internal mechanisms while presenting a sleek, low-profile stance on writing desks of the late twentieth century.
Timeline
An object in time,
one continuous story.
1903
Founding of Olympia
Olympia Werke AG is founded in Germany, establishing a worldwide reputation for high-precision office machinery.
1960s
Introduction of the Monica Line
Olympia launches the Monica series as an accessible, dependable portable typewriter for personal and student use.
1970s
Release of the Monica S
The Monica S is introduced, featuring updated two-tone modern industrial styling and an international Olympia emblem.
1992
End of German Typewriter Production
Olympia ceases typewriter manufacturing at Wilhelmshaven as digital computing overtakes mechanical typing.
Condition
Honest wear,
documented clearly.
The typewriter is in good vintage cosmetic condition with light age-related surface dirt and subtle markings along the plastic housing seams. The keycaps and legends remain crisp, intact, and clearly legible. The chrome and painted metal mechanical parts, including the carriage return lever and platen roller, show light patina consistent with normal age and use.
✓
InspectedCasing & Finish
Off-white upper shell and charcoal base display minor surface dust, scuffs, and seam discoloration from age.
✓
InspectedKeyboard & Controls
All keys, space bar, shift keys, and side selector switches are present with bright, undamaged white legends.
✓
InspectedPlaten & Paper Guide
The rubber platen and paper bail with numbered measurement scale are intact with minor visible surface wear.
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InspectedMetal Components
Carriage return lever and mechanical paper feed guides exhibit minor cosmetic tarnishing but no visible structural bends.
Logistics
Inspected, insured,
door to door.
Step 01
Delivery
Inspected, photographed, and packed with its condition report.
Step 02
Shipping
Custom-fit protective packing with tracked, insured courier service.
Step 03
Returns
Return requests are accepted within fourteen days of confirmed delivery.
Step 04
Dispatch
Prepared for courier handoff within three to five business days.
Acquisition
Make it part of
your collection.
Contact the seller for more information or to discuss this object.
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Olympia Monica S Portable Manual Typewriter