1970 Olivetti Studio 45 #1604483
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 08-02-2025 at 09:00AM
Last Edit: 08-02-2025 at 09:38AM
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Description:
Date of Purchase: 11/13/2024
Place of Purchase: Mechanicsburg, PA
This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase.
The seller's wife is a writer and was actively using this typewriter, however she found it too loud for their situation and preferred something quieter.
This typewriter is in perfect working condition, it just needs minor cleaning, adjustment, and a new ribbon.
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Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
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With nearly three decades in information technology and over twenty years specializing in cybersecurity, I bring a unique perspective to typewriter collecting that bridges the digital and mechanical worlds. As the son of a farmer-turned-chemical engineer, I inherited both my father's hands-on problem-solving mindset and his deep curiosity about how things work.
Growing up under his guidance, I learned to build, repair, and tinker. This experience gave me a lasting appreciation for mechanical ingenuity and ultimately led me to typewriters. I'm fascinated by their intricate mechanisms and rich history, and by the role these remarkable machines played in transforming human communication long before the digital era.
When not working on typewriters, I love working with my hands on various projects: building custom mechanical keyboards, creating miniatures, building furniture, or other hands-on creative work that captures my attention.
Based in Central Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from the famous Olivetti-Underwood Factory in Harrisburg, PA, I've found the region to be a fruitful source of vintage machines - and so my collection keeps growing.
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