198x Olivetti Lettera 36 #561161
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 09-17-2019 at 03:02PM
Last Edit: 09-17-2019 at 03:11PM
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Description:
Asked at a yard sale.
There are many nice details in this design. Note in the gallery below how the power cord is designed to drape to either the right or the left, even though the connector is indexed, (It is not polarized, though.)
There is a KYBRD REL (keyboard release) key, just like the Praxis 48 has. In order to prevent tangled typebars when two or more keys are struck at the same time, these keyboards lock up; this key frees the keyboard from that condition. Just a tiny bit neater than the typebar de-tanglers that some other typewriters have.
And the distinctive ‘70s typeface on the round keytops.... Ah, Olivetti!
Typeface Specimen:
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