196X Olivetti Linea 88 #XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 09-22-2015 at 05:12AM
Last Edit: 09-22-2015 at 05:14AM
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Description:
The third typewriter spotted in Peñafiel during my visit to a solicitor´s office.
This one is the typewriter they use most when needed. It´s the easiest to use: just feed it some paper and it´s ready to go. This one has seen quite a lot of action during its long years of service, and some aggressive cleaning too. The carriage has suffered the wrath of the cleaning products.
The Linea 88 was an over optimistic attempt by Olivetti to make a lighter (and cheaper) standard typewriter. It didn´t work well, because it wasn´t a success and they had to go back to metal bodywork again with the successor: the mighty and fast Linea 98.
Again, no serial number. Sorry!
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Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.
A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.
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