1976 Optima Model 42 #5399869
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 07-24-2024 at 11:34AM
Last Edit: 08-25-2024 at 01:13PM
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Description:
I guess this should be branded "Optima (Zentronik)", but it's not included in the database as of yet, so I'll go with Optima for now. Missing a minor luxury or two compared to my 1973 Erika Mod. 41 (the clear plastic card guides are not spring-loaded, for example) , but otherwise this is a similarly high quality machine. Sadly the platen is hardened, so this is even louder than is usual for these Zentronik machines.
Gifted to a friend.
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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 664
I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well.
I will probably start selling and giving away some of my machines after I figure out which ones are most useful to me. Some people have asked me for a working typewriter, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well.
Machines sold/given away:
Triumph Gabriele 20
Hermes 3000 (3rd gen., French)
Student (Brother) Deluxe 850TR
Optima (Zentronik) Mod. 42
Scheidegger (Olivetti) President
Reviews done so far:
Erika Daro Model 41
Hermes 3000 (3rd gen.)
Olivetti Lettera 32
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