1971 Olivetti Lettera 31 #6228496
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 03-21-2025 at 05:58PM
Last Edit: 03-21-2025 at 05:59PM
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Description:
Purchased 3.21.2025 in West Bridgewater, MA, at West Bridgewater Antiques. Dusty but otherwise fine looking machine. It doesn't even need a new ribbon--once we started typing it darkened up. Solid typer for a small basic typewriter.
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Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 3539
Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away over 40. Good times.
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