1951 Halda 6 #6-28391 6
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 02-27-2015 at 05:59AM
Last Edit: 02-27-2015 at 06:00AM
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An outstanding typewriter which can endure a lot of work, and also a moderately rare specimen. I managed to get it at an insultingly low price (26 euros) and in pretty good shape. A bit of oil and it´s ready to go, and I hope the ribbon will resist. Again, it´s SO hard finding good ribbons over here. The machine seems to have been imported to Madrid by the only authorized importer in Spain back then: José Leblanc.
Unlike other great typewriters, this one doesn´t feel "dull at all". The touch is surprisingly light, and somehow it´s so entretaining using it.
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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.
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