195X Hispano-Olivetti Studio 44 #829745

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 05-27-2016 at 09:14AM
Last Edit: 05-27-2016 at 09:16AM

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A bonus which comes along with the resurrected Continental Standard.

I got this typewriter for free from Pascual, because he insisted he didn´t need it as a parts machine, and most probably I´d need it first. I promise I tried to disuade him, but I failed miserably.

And now I have this later Studio 44. Spanish serial numbers are a nightmare, so I can´t gie an exact date for this specimen, but it seems to belong to the last runs of the model. There are several differences with the other one I have, the most notable being the return lever.

The bad part is that this typewriter is extremely aht of ordah (as my English). Someone has given it a good whack, and in addition there´s no main spring. But even if I chucked a new one into it, it wouldn´t work either. So many things are damaged / missing / done for.

So since now I´ve managed to get more storage space, I´m happy to keep it, surrounded by a good pile of cousins.

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Huh... But... Where did I put the main spring? It was here a second ago!

Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)

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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.

A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.