1970 Olivetti Lettera DL #5447716
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
Created: 11-07-2020 at 09:41AM
Last Edit: 11-07-2020 at 09:44AM
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Description:
The black vinyl and silver Olivetti Lettera DL was the typewriter Francis Ford chooses to work on his script for "The Godfather" with Mario Puzo. There is plenty of photographic testimony showing Mr. Coppola working on this very typewriter model (take a look at: http://mrtypewriter.tripod.com/olivettiletter.htm).
Mine was made in Olivetti's Ivrea plant (Italy), and its keytops are rounded, not square as usual. Perhaps the same keytops used in Olivetti's Valentines.
Is a solid portable, with a beautiful silver case and a snappy feeling.
One to easily write a long movie script, even if you are not Francis Ford Coppola (who you are not, aren't you?).
A jewel in my Olivetti's typewriter collection. Love it!
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Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
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Argentinian lawyer resident in Buenos Aires city.
For half a century, enthusiast typist. Now enthusiast typewriter hunter.
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