1952 Simtype Simtype #207289
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 09-25-2019 at 04:22AM
Last Edit: 09-25-2019 at 04:23AM
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If you enjoy rebranding trouble, this is your typewriter.
If you enjoy good typewirters, this is for you as well, but the troublesome naming is more important. SIM (Societá Industriale Meccanica) managed to create one of the most convoluted naming series EVER. SIM, Simtype, Oliver... Checking the manufacturer page here in the TWDB gives a good idea of what I'm talking about. Long story short: SIM made basically this portable, a licensed version of the stalwart Hermes Baby and a scarce full-italian-fascist model which is pretty hard to find. Problems with this model in particular? Why, of course! I cant't tell whether it's an original model or a copy of something. I'm probably mistaken, but this thing has some superficial resemblance with the Klein Conti. Apart from that, it's been marketed as SIM, Simtype (with ot without the "6" model) and I'd swear I've seen a Montana several years ago. I'll never understand why anyone would rebrand a successful model so many times. I mean, what's the point? Misleading potential users? I personally think it's better to stick to the well tested item, whatever it is. Imagine Volkswagen suddenly rebrands the Golf as... Maxos or some meaningless word.
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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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