great find, what a very good-looking typewriter~
do you know what the brand is?

It says: Olivetti Studio 45
So I'm guessing Olivetti

ah, nice! have you tested it? I have a type writer somewhere, not sure what brand it was, though. i believe a key is stuck on mine, unfortunately.
on a little side note, i collect vintage stuff, though my collection is mainly electric stuff with plugs :3

As far as I know it works, It just needs a ribbon and some WD40 to get it moving nice and smooth again

that's great! except for the ribbon, that could be an issue. but if you want to get one here's a site i had found when looking at stuff for mine. http://mytypewriter.com/ribbons.aspx hope this helps.

Thats great, but how do I know which type of ribbon to buy?

err... that's the thing i'm not sure of. umm, i THINK this one would work http://mytypewriter.com/b53-olivett.....tersingle.aspx since its from your machine's brand. you can select black and red on the page.

Thats a big help, but I think I'll look around town first to see if anyone has some, before I buy it online

okay, sounds good~ that's what i do when i need parts for something relatively common like my 80's Hitachi boombox that is having electrical issues.
good luck on your search!

The one I have is two colors, Black and Red

That looks cool. I've never been without some kind of typewriter through my life. It's interesting how you just found it. I found a Smith Corona SL560 at a local thrift store for about $5, but it still works even with being at least 13 years old. I've always wondered what an Olivetti would be like. My mom has a near mint Remington Quiet Riter that's about 50 or 60 years old. I think yours would be about mid 60's actually. Have you tried to use it?

Yes I have tried to use it
all it needs is some WD40 and a new ribbon
I doubt it's 60's but you never know