It's all about the typeface - Oliver 9

Yes, there came another one. Another “batwing”, steampunk typewriter in my arsenal.

Why?
I already have Oliver 5, Oliver 9 is not that much different, is it?

Well, it is!
Apart from, otherwise interesting, mechanical differences no.9 has much smoother typing action and, most of all, it has Printype! This typeface for which Oliver is well known..

There is an interesting article on OZ Typewriter blog about Oliver’s “revolutionary type” claim and how non-unique this font was at that time - there were similar fonts offered by typewriter manufacturers. However, it became somehow “the Oliver thing”, especially now when most typewriters available in thrift stores or eBay are either Pica or Elite. These with special fonts (cursive, Imperial etc) tend to be sought after and reach very high prices. Oliver 9s, on the other side, all have this font. Sure, these machines are not super-common but still plenty of them are out there so one can find his machine and enjoy shaded, bold typeface which looks so great on the paper.

Fotostory of renovation of this machine, with some no.5 vs no.9 comparison photos, can be found here.