6th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
92
A Second World War German Olympia Robust Portable Typewriter, with dark grey enamelled case, lacking the paper guide plate, the number 5 key also marked with SS runes, the underside of the frame stamped 516616, in a grey painted wood carrying case, the inner hinged cover set with maker's instruction label and key, with a later stuck-on "On His Majesty's Service" label with typed inscription 13116385 Tpr. Baron, C. A Squadron, 6 Airborne Armd. Recce Rgt., case dimensions 38cm by 36cm by 17cm
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400
Typewriter in working condition but needs some attention. Lacking its paper guide plate. Wood case with flaking paint.
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 6th Dec, 2023
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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