1970 Olympia SM9 #4022134
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)
Created: 07-14-2019 at 07:19AM
Last Edit: 07-14-2019 at 07:20AM
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Description:
This rock-solid type might not be flashy but it sure gets the job done. Still has the old-style quality platen knobs. Types beautifully and carries nicely in that understated black suitcase. Love it! Harlan Ellison is pictured with one in a hat-pipe-typer classic.
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Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)
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From Toronto Canada. Tokyo-based entrepreneur since 1998 and meditation teacher since 2000. Learned to type in Grade 9 following mind-altering lunches and still experience flashbacks while typing. Mother did shorthand and typed 90 wpm as stenographer, dad pecked out haiku on his old typewriter as long as I remember. Moved to thermal printing, 8-character display CanoWord Pen 24 in 1986 when my typewriter broke, then to FujiXerox, Mac and iPhone. Bought my first typewriter of the new millennium (a Lettera 32) in March 2015. Muscle memory has graduated to neural reboot--every moment at the typewriter brings back fresh memories of type-happy childhood and visions of literary grandeur. Use typewriter for inspiration/rough drafts and computer/iPhone (Scrivener/Evernote) for polishing.
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