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1959 Olivetti Lexikon 80 E Serial # 1801501 1959 Olivetti Lexikon 80 E typewriter, Serial # 1801501 Guillermo Fernandez Boan's 1959 Olivetti Lexikon 80 E typewriter. 2016-01-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Guillermo Fernandez Boan: 1959 Olivetti Lexikon 80 E Serial # 1801501 Electric sister of the well known Lexikon 80 manual typewriter, masterpiece of Marcello Nizzoli.
Short lived, the Lexikon 80 E production span runs only between the years 1956 and 1961.
Hard to move from one desk to another without help, its weight is 29 kilos (64 pounds!).
At first sight you are tempted to stand firm and shout "Scotty, beam me up!"

1959 Olivetti Lexikon 80 E #1801501

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
Created: 01-15-2016 at 03:58PM
Last Edit: 01-15-2016 at 04:04PM


Description:

Electric sister of the well known Lexikon 80 manual typewriter, masterpiece of Marcello Nizzoli.
Short lived, the Lexikon 80 E production span runs only between the years 1956 and 1961.
Hard to move from one desk to another without help, its weight is 29 kilos (64 pounds!).
At first sight you are tempted to stand firm and shout "Scotty, beam me up!"

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Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)

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