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196X Olivetti Lettera 32 Serial # A040444 196X Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, Serial # A040444 Big Dog's 196X Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter. 2024-04-14 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Big Dog: 196X Olivetti Lettera 32 Serial # A040444 Dug this up locally by private sale; it was raining cats and dogs… (4/4/2024)

Appears to be the only serial number with this alpha prefix on the database so far. I suspect it may relate, in small part, to manufacture in Spain (with some Yugoslavian machines having the prefix “C”) but is certainly not the only factor as many other Spanish machines have numerical serial numbers only. I attribute a similar reason to the black rubber paper bail rollers (rather than silver metal for all local machines) and perhaps also the discrepant appearance of the badge (or not).

196X Olivetti Lettera 32 #A040444

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Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
Created: 04-14-2024 at 06:02PM
Last Edit: 04-14-2024 at 06:50PM

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Dug this up locally by private sale; it was raining cats and dogs… (4/4/2024)

Appears to be the only serial number with this alpha prefix on the database so far. I suspect it may relate, in small part, to manufacture in Spain (with some Yugoslavian machines having the prefix “C”) but is certainly not the only factor as many other Spanish machines have numerical serial numbers only. I attribute a similar reason to the black rubber paper bail rollers (rather than silver metal for all local machines) and perhaps also the discrepant appearance of the badge (or not).

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