1979 Olivetti Lexikon 83 DL #E12-244142

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 09-15-2025 at 06:12PM
Last Edit: 09-15-2025 at 06:49PM

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After getting it unstuck and figuring out the tab switch, it is working. There was one spring missing (image w/ arrow) that wouldn't allow the tab button to return all the way, so this was jamming everything else up. Watch for the rubber body grommets on these. They turn to mush and get all over everything. I imagine these have taken out some of the drive side belts on some. For disassembly, take out the four bottom screws and then flip it back over and lift the mechanism and top shell up and out together.

The motor has a date of May 1979 on it, so I am calling this a 1979 model. First ads in 1976 and the last of them in 1982.

I have disassembled a ribbon cartridge and I am going to get one of these going!

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.

Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.