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Nazi Typewriter

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Keeper of the Def's Head
We in the Typewriter collecting universe (yes I’m in it crazy as it may sound) see machines every once in a while that are from Nazi era Germany. THIS one just popped up, unfortunately the type slug itself has been swapped out for other characters, but the original key top remains. The machine is an Olympia model 8 standard size Typewriter.
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This machine is in Poland I believe, but clearly it was made as a German language machine.


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This looks fake. The SS key is usually on the number line (3 or 5 usually). Olympia's have it on the 5. There is a stupidly expensive Olympia currently on eBay from a German seller.

I am currently looking for a nice bakelite Groma Modell N with the SS/3 key if any one knows where I can find one...

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That SS rune key/swastika looks PFake as hell!!!
I've got a desk model and 3 or 4 portables, most in cases, and I have seen quite a few other SS keyed machines. I have Never seen or heard of one with that key!!!
Also it is Very Unlikely that anyone who redid that key would have left that unchanged!
Sarge
 

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