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1931 Olivetti Mikron Serial # 144185 1931 Olivetti Mikron typewriter, Serial # 144185 Georg Sommeregger's 1931 Olivetti Mikron typewriter. 2019-10-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Georg Sommeregger: 1931 Olivetti Mikron Serial # 144185 The Mikron was a predecessor of the Olivetti MP1 (Ico). Introduced by Olivetti in order to add a line of portable machines, the Mikron is really a Torpedo 14. Only the shell is slightly modified (cf. the article by B. Kerschbaumer in ETCetera No. 117). I consequently referred to the Torpedo age list for dating the machine.

1931 Olivetti Mikron #144185

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Hunter: Georg Sommeregger (shordzi)
Created: 10-28-2019 at 11:21PM
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The Mikron was a predecessor of the Olivetti MP1 (Ico). Introduced by Olivetti in order to add a line of portable machines, the Mikron is really a Torpedo 14. Only the shell is slightly modified (cf. the article by B. Kerschbaumer in ETCetera No. 117). I consequently referred to the Torpedo age list for dating the machine.

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