u/janith_Hennayaka

This was given to me my dad. He is an antique enthusiast.i dont know much about these iam just 20 and iam obsessed with writing pages full of dumb shit with this. Its soooo fascinating how this operates and iam teying to understand. This works perfectly but the inc ribon is dried and kinda streches. So the letters are not as sharp as it should be but still fun. Iam too broke to buy a real black and red strip so iamma have to imrovise somehow xd . Hopw u love this yugo made masterpiece

My dad recently gave me this Olympia Traveller de Luxe made in Yugoslavia, and I’ve completely fallen in love with it. I’m 20 years old and knew basically nothing about typewriters before this, but now I’m fascinated by the sound, the mechanics, the carriage movement, the ribbon system, and just the whole feeling of typing on it.

I’ve actually started using it as a personal diary instead of writing by hand. There’s something really satisfying and alive about typing on a fully mechanical machine.

The typewriter itself works surprisingly well, but the ribbon is very old, dry, stretched, and worn out, so the letters sometimes print faintly or partially. I cleaned the type slugs using rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush, which helped a bit, but I haven’t lubricated anything because I’m scared of damaging it.

I’m also kind of broke at the moment, so I was wondering:

- Can old ribbons be improvised or temporarily revived?

- What kind of oil/lubrication is safe for these Olympias?

- Are there beginner-friendly servicing tips?

- Is the Yugoslav-made Traveller de Luxe considered a good model?

- Are there any cool modifications people do to these?

I’d really love to learn more about typewriters in general because this machine genuinely made me interested in old mechanical engineering and analog technology.

Here are some photos of it:

Aslo there is one levee i couldnt udeestand what it do and how you use it properly