197X Underwood 315 #9988695
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 09-01-2024 at 11:34AM
Last Edit: 10-16-2024 at 03:16AM
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Description:
I think this is a rebranded Olivetti Lettera 31/Dora, which was basically a cheaper version of the Lettera 32. Missing some features, but still a very nice machine to use. Could be from the 1980s as well, but I'm not sure if these were manufactured that long.
Didn't buy it for myself so it probably won't be in the collection for long.
Standard Pica typeface and the modern Finnish standard keyboard layout.
Donated to a children's cultural center.
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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1042
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 have noticed that adding typewriters to the process has been beneficial to the quality of the text, plus it's just more fun this way.
I have started selling and giving away some of my machines now that I have figured out which ones I want to keep. Some people have asked me for working typewriters, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well. As fun and instructive as it has been, soon it is time to finish this collecting and tinkering and move back to my original intention: writing. I hope.
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