198X Olivetti L 20 #7886645
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 03-18-2015 at 04:55AM
Last Edit: 03-18-2015 at 04:56AM
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Another member of the weird Mexican Olivettis. This one belonged to a great friend, and I took it from him because the typewriter had been rusting at his garage for years.
Surprisingly, it´s far better than the Lettera 15. It has the same feel as the Spanish version, the Lettera 25. The two tone body looks nice as well. And I didn´t have to do anything, the machine worked fine as it was. I´m quite satisfied with it, always bearing in mind this is not a world-changing typewriter
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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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