1974 Olivetti Lettera 32 #7037901
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 04-21-2013 at 01:14PM
Last Edit: 06-06-2015 at 06:50PM
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Description:
This machine belonged to my girlfriend´s grandfather, who sadly passed away.
The Lettera 32 is a great portable typewriter, able to work as some bigger machines. It is also a fairly common model.
In this one, the ink selector does not work, and it is a late model manufactured in Barcelona.
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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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