198X Olivetti Lettera 10 #0944155
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 10-23-2016 at 02:34AM
Last Edit: 10-23-2016 at 02:36AM
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Description:
My second Olivetti Lettera 10, and at least this one works as it´s supposed to do.
That´s the good thing, because the bad thing is pretty much everything else. Not a good typewriter, and crippled by that nonsensical cartridge. This one still has a working one, so I can use this typewriter for a while. In addition, a former worker of the Olivetti plant of Barcelona (thanks, Ángel) gave me a tiny box with 3 brand new cartridges. This typewriter is safe for now.
It´s here because it was only 2 €. I got 5 typewriters for 10 €, and this is one of them.
Another good detail is the typeface. Not bad!
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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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