Typewriter, Erika 105 orange typewriter ribbon You would then just rewind

You would then just rewind the new ribbon onto the existing metal spools

This one was made sometime in the 1980's and would have been one of the typewriters that were made for export

numbers and characters

The SM portables have a reputation as being "the writers " typewriter and this one certainly types very nicely

space bar and carriage knobs

Typewriter, Erika 105 orange typewriter ribbon You would then just rewindThe Olympia typewriter factory split at the end of the Second World War with new production starting in West Germany under the Olympia brand and the old factory which was in East Germany making under the Optima and Erika brand names. This one was made sometime in the 1980's and would have been one of the typewriters that were made for export. These machines have a good reputation as quality typewriters and for having a nice "touch ". This one is in