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Sep 10

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

SimonPosted in Portable Typewriters For Sale, Working Vintage Typewriters For Sale, 1960's Typewriters

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 […]

Mar 14

Authors and writers who had notable relationships with typewriters

SimonPosted in 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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