1971 Olivetti Linea 88b #B219894
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Benjamin Johnson (SaintPaulite)
Created: 03-21-2022 at 01:17PM
Last Edit: 03-21-2022 at 01:18PM
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Description:
For sale at the Antiques Mall in Stillwater MN, January 2022. $58 asking price.
Lovely cast aluminium carriage release levers. Quality typer.
Machine did have a ribbon cover, I just forgot to put it on for the photo.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
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Hunter: Benjamin Johnson (SaintPaulite)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 222
I very much enjoy end of line hyphens.
My collection is used. Rotate through the whole stable on a regular basis.
Letter writing is the new blogging.
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