I’m writing a short story, set in the 1960s, where the protagonist acquires an Olympia typewriter and disregards his previous typewriter as a “poor people’s writer.” I don’t much about typewriters of that era (or any era, really). I’ve only learned about the aforementioned Olympia brand. Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
IBM electric was the one you’d see in a high end office. If he’s got an IBM he’s a serious businessman or a well paid writer.
Most companies had a variety of models, so you could just say he’d acquired a ‘top of the line’ model and gotten rid of the ‘high school kids’ ’ model he’d been using.
Or you could say he’d gotten rid of the pawn shop typewriter he’d been using and picked up a fancy one at Macy’s. In those days, Macy’s would have been considered pretty fancy.