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1969 Olivetti Lettera 32 Serial # 1831484 1969 Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, Serial # 1831484 Mei Travis's 1969 Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter. 2021-03-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mei Travis: 1969 Olivetti Lettera 32 Serial # 1831484 Olivetti-Underwood from SGW in Brooklyn Park, MN, received March 20, 2021. Standard Pica. Case zipper is busted. Machine needs new rubber washers to type, but removing the bottom plate is a quick fix in the meantime. Everything appears to be in working order otherwise.

1969 Olivetti Lettera 32 #1831484

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
Created: 03-20-2021 at 06:03PM
Last Edit: 03-20-2021 at 06:21PM


Description:

Olivetti-Underwood from SGW in Brooklyn Park, MN, received March 20, 2021. Standard Pica. Case zipper is busted. Machine needs new rubber washers to type, but removing the bottom plate is a quick fix in the meantime. Everything appears to be in working order otherwise.

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1964 on left

1964 on left
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Missing rubber washers
Missing rubber washers

Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)

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During the quiet summer of 2020, I longed to use a typewriter again. After some online research and browsing, two Brother machines landed on my doorstep. A 1971 Montgomery Ward's Signature 511D and a creamy 1985 Sears ultraportable both ignited a fire I haven't felt in a long time. I quickly found Ted Munk, the Facebook groups, and the rest of the typewriter online community, where I learned how to fix them and appreciate them. By summer's end I had collected 20 typewriters to cure my pandemic blues. Now I'm obsessed about the different styles, the mechanics & repair, and their important history. Typewriters are an endless source of fascination as a literary medium, for creativity, a tinker-fest for machine geeks, and they still contribute to the economy. I truly enjoy learning how to bring mid-century or later typewriters back to life, even the electric ones, while completely in awe of the unique antiques that folks brilliantly restore. It warms my heart that there are others, and here we are sharing the same passions about typewriters together.



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