197X Olivetti DORA #7554965
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 12-23-2017 at 08:05AM
Last Edit: 12-23-2017 at 08:07AM
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Description:
Another Dora.
I didn´t really want or need this one since I already have one, but the deal was that for 5€ more it was mine. How could I refuse?
The Dora is not as awesome as the Lettera 32 or the Pluma 22, but it´s a decent typewriter nonetheless. A good way to see it is as the soul of the Valentine.
As with all Spanish Olivettis, the serial numbers are a mystery. They don´t match with the Italian ones, so I can only guess.
Types acceptably, but some things are a bit sticky. In the type sample the red stains are caused by a combo of a lazy ribbon vibrator which refuses to go down and a ribbon mounted upside-down.
But 5€ and no shipping... All in all it´s a damn good deal.
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Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.
A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.
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