1967 Olivetti Studio 45 #1944985
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 09-03-2016 at 02:20AM
Last Edit: 09-03-2016 at 02:21AM
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Description:
This lightweight sister machine to the Studio 44 (my current favourite machine) doesn't look like much in tan (why would they make tan machines and not black, red, green, blue?) but it works quite well. It features some nice flourishes, such as the red tab key, the retracting return lever, and the line spacer that resembles a car's gear shift. A solid typer, especially for the CAN$25 I paid for it. The only drawback is the monstrous case (pictured).
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Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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