1964 Olivetti Studio 44 #501230
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-11-2025 at 07:04AM
Last Edit: 02-11-2025 at 07:12AM
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Found locally in an antiques shop in April 2023. I never got excited about the looks of these, but the price was right and the machine was in nice shape with its original literature, so I took the plunge. I've been very impressed with the typing experience on this machine. It is a large, heavy portable, but the keystrokes are light and precise. Once I get into the groove I can type pretty fast on it. The case is funny: the white vinyl and brass-colored hardware call to mind the over-the-top styling of Liberace.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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