120.00 USD
The UNIS TBM was designed for Olympia Werke in Wilhelmshaven, West Germany, in 1969, by Alfons Boothby and Georges Joseph. This version of the Olympia Traveller de Luxe was made in Yugoslavia, by Udružena Metalna Industrija Sarajevo (UNIS, or United Metal Industries in Croatian) of Sarajevo at its Tvornica biro mašina (TBM, office machine factory) in Bugojno.
UNIS, which started to produce these machines in 1971, also made the Olympia Traveller de Luxe in a range of colors for Olympia, while for a time the model was simultaneously being manufactured in West Germany.
Production of the UNIS TBM and Yugoslavian OTDL continued at least until the late 1980s.
Boothby and Joseph were issued with a US patent for their design in March 1971. It had been patented in Germany in April 1969. It was influenced by Carl Sundberg's design of the Remington Monarch and one of Karl Tillman Baughman's designs. Olivetti later acquired this design and adapted it to make its Tropical and Roma portable typewriters in Brazil.
Make, Model:
UNIS, TBM De Luxe
Condition:
Excellent vintage condition, fully working, very nicely preserved
Dimensions: In the case: 12,6'' x 12,2'' x 3,9'' (32 cm x 31 cm x 10 cm)
Weight: approx 5 kg
It comes with its original plastic case.
Keyboard: QWERTY ( with additional Serbian Č,Ć,Š,Ž,Đ )
You will also get a new ribbon with it.
All your orders will be packed really carefully and your items will not be damaged on their way.
Please do not hesitate to contact me and ask any questions.
Payment policy: PayPal is accepted
Shipping:
I ship worldwide through International Postal System. The items I sell will be shipped from Serbia.
I ONLY ship to the Etsy address specified on your receipt unless otherwise requested. Please be sure it is accurate.
Estimated shipping times are as follows:
Europe: 3-21 calendar days
US & Canada: 14-35 calendar days
Australia and New Zealand: 14-45 calendar days
Rest of the World: 3-60 calendar days.
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