This blue postcard was sent by Bryon (the USA). It is a Lettera 32 portable typewriter, by Olivetti (1963). I was very happy to receive it. I learned to type with to machines: a my father's Lettera 42 and a smaller portable Lettera 12. So I guess this is something in between...
The sender wrote that he is glad we don't use those any more. Well, I recognise that they are not exactly practical. But I sort of miss the typewriters I left (obviously) in Spain.
And I confess that I have been playing with this one that someone lend me.
Or should I say that it has been playing with me?
Great post! You're right, corrections are harder to fix on a typewriter. Amazing that we have nostalgia for something that is now more or less obsolete.
ReplyDeleteAmazing... but we humans are weird, aren't we? :)
DeleteI received an amazing envelope on which I immediately saw my name and address had been typewritten, which made me smile and happy! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteI imaged you typewriting and wanted to write and ask you about it, but you are before me to explain about it :-)
I love your blog post and remember me typewriting our school magazine (and do the layout analoguely so I could remove and change mistypings easily, with scissors and glue :-) ). Good times! Although I see the advantages of nowadays working in Word well, too.
DeleteEverything has pros and cons... I spent a lot of time learning to type (anot-so-nice nun was my teacher!), and it is a skill I still take advantage of. I think that typewriters are becoming fashionable again, but more for artistic purposes. Amazing!
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