1952 Olivetti Studio 44 #313696
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
Created: 03-12-2024 at 10:11PM
Last Edit: 03-13-2024 at 12:43AM
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Description:
Thanks to its missing badge, this was mislabeled on an online Goodwill auction and secured at a bargain basement price with no competing bidders. The gamble of shipping resulted in this typewriter being received in a cardboard box - no pretty red case in sight - yet somehow surviving the journey. Worked right away, with a hard platen and those infamous mushy keys.
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Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
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Points: 83
If I were a typewriter, I'd have German engineering, an Australian work ethic and a couple of stray Russian letters on my keyboard. In other words, my doggy DNA test claims I'm 75% German Shepherd, 15% Aussie Cattle Dog, 10% Husky. Not quite as advertised by the SPCA - a "Shepherd/Alaskan Malamute mix" - like the hidden gem of a machine described as purely decorative or, worse still, for parts. Like some typewriters, I know how it feels to be old, discarded and in bad shape before being joyfully re-discovered by owners who give me pride of place and tell everyone else how lucky they are to have scored a special guy like me. 100% Good Boy.
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