1954 Alpina SK 33 #29849
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 12-16-2014 at 05:13AM
Last Edit: 03-22-2015 at 01:00PM
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Description:
A really solid typewriter, and quite well preserved. It came a bit as a surprise because I knew nothing about this manufacturer, and itĀ“s also hard to find in Spain. Not many of these around here, and this one has a German keyboard. In addition, it has a quite small typeface.
I think the model is a SK33 because of the wide carriage.
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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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