Saturday, 28 August 2021
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Both the Lettera 22 and Lettera 32 are fine typewriters. It's nice that you know the history of yours.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the action of my Lettera 32 typewriters to the stiffness of the Lettera 22. I prefer the smallness of the 22 for a travel typewriter. My latest Lettera 32 has become my go-to though. I carry it in a notebook computer backpack.
I only have three typewriters - all Olivettis. The first a Glasgow 32, now with my daughter who is a writer. I then found a pristine 1963 Glasgow 22, with cleaning kit, in a Cash Converters for A$67 (sorry!). Last a red 1969 Barcelona Valentine from Elite Office Repairs in Carlton, Melbourne. I agree with the comments about the 22 v 32, but they are both excellent. The Valentine is a little "jangly" in use but types well and always attracts attention in public. I was at Tullamarine Airport, back when we could travel, and was walking to the check-in desk with my Valentine. The lady behind the desk was smiling warmly - "I know what you have got in that case because I had one when I was younger!" So we had a bit of a Valentine chat to the bemusement of the people behind me in the queue. Happy with my two Olivettis and daughter happy with hers.
ReplyDeleteI am lucky enough to own a 1957 L22, made in Glasgow, Imperial Elite typeface, complete with cleaning kit, vinyl cover and the owner's manual. I also have a 1968 L32, made in Canada, in 2.6 mm Pica.
ReplyDeleteBoth machines have French-Canadian QWERTY keyboards.
Of the two, I prefer the action of the L32 but the Imperial Elite typeface of the L22.
Daniel Burgoyne
I have a 1954 Lettera 22 that I’m cleaning, slowly, and I think it has the Imperial typeface as well. There is an 83 inscribed in each letter type slug between the upper and lower case. Does that indicate Imperial? Thanks.
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