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196X Olivetti Studio 44 Serial # 488102 196X Olivetti Studio 44 typewriter, Serial # 488102 Stephen Hanafin's 196X Olivetti Studio 44 typewriter. 2023-05-12 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 196X Olivetti Studio 44 Serial # 488102 A local pickup via FB Marketplace. Pretty decent condition, but missing one of the proprietary Olivetti spools and retaining nut. Elite typeface. Probably a 1964 but the database seems unclear about this serial number range.

196X Olivetti Studio 44 #488102

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 06-06-2022 at 07:01PM
Last Edit: 05-12-2023 at 04:57PM


Description:

A local pickup via FB Marketplace. Pretty decent condition, but missing one of the proprietary Olivetti spools and retaining nut. Elite typeface. Probably a 1964 but the database seems unclear about this serial number range.

Typeface Specimen:

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Proprietary Olivetti spool and nut.
Proprietary Olivetti spool and nut.

Serial number. Underneath the carriage on the right hand side.
Serial number. Underneath the carriage on the right hand side.

I was not expecting the underside of this machine to be enclosed.
I was not expecting the underside of this machine to be enclosed.

Slugs
Slugs

Ribbon cover
Ribbon cover

Case
Case

Rear of the machine. Made in Barcelona.
Rear of the machine. Made in Barcelona.

Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)

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