1970 Olivetti Lettera 33DL #5999279
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Ordover (HOrdover)
Created: 02-17-2026 at 01:39PM
Last Edit: 02-17-2026 at 02:15PM
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Description:
Picked this up off FB Marketplace—OG owners apologized for "how heavy it is"—which I thought was sweet, since the first I brought home was an Underwood SX50. Decades of doghair prevented immediate use, but once clean, this girl's a peach. Super easy typer. No frills, all good.
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Hunter: Heather Ordover (HOrdover)
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Mother, writer, podcaster, wife, crafter...not necessarily in that order.
Enjoying cleaning and using: 1961 Royal 16" (FPE-16-7189705), 1957 Underwood SX-50 11" (7972487), 1970(?) Olivetti Lettera 33/DL (5999279), and a 1968 Smith-Corona Sterling 12 ( 6MLA-140880).
Then there's my Great-grandfather's 1949 Smith-Corona Super-speed, which is at Philly Typewriter for rehab.
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