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Olivetti Lettera 32 Typewriter Ultra portable Aqua Blue Teal 1960’s Full Working Order

Olivetti Lettera 32 Typewriter Ultraportable Aqua Blue Teal A classic, 1960s, portable, lightweight typewriter , it is one of the most famous typewriters in the world. Several well known authors have use an Olivetti Lettera 32 Typewriter similar to this. The typewriter is manufacture to a high standard, and is made from metal with no […]

Authors and writers who had notable relationships with typewriters

Authors and writers who had notable relationships with typewriters Early adopters  Henry James dictated to a typist. Mark Twain claimed in his autobiography that he was the first important writer to present a publisher with a typewritten manuscript, for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Research showed that Twain’s memory was incorrect and that the first book submitted in typed form […]

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