1961 Optima Super #1968976
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 03-26-2017 at 03:25PM
Last Edit: 02-02-2022 at 12:27AM
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Description:
This Optima is a rebranded Erika 10. Made in East Germany (the back of the machine is stamped "Germany - USSR"). It came with its case, which is in relatively good condition, although the latch needed fixing. Removing the typewriter from the case is not intuitive. There are left- and right-side release levers but they are under the ribbon cover.
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Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 316
I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.
Besides typewriters, I also am avid about Studebakers, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.
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