- Pete E.
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Lazydog...
Thanks for the article link. No, I have not run across that before.
I really like using my Lettera 32...so I guess I need to start my hunt for the right 22 machine in my future.
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mikeytap wrote:
Would you say both are responsive to a light touch as Pete described the 32? I want to have one some day and wondering if one might be preferable.
In my opinion (and compared between my specimens of the Letteras) the Lettera 22 has a much heavier touch, so my fingers (used to computer keyboards) are tiring much faster.
AndrewP,
Would you say the 22 is better or not so good as the 32 ?
That's not easy to say, and it probably depends on the condition of the typewriters. I feel the Lettera 22 to be a bit more compact and robust, and the end-of-line-stop-mechanism works better (at least on my copy).
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Someone has gotta say it: even in my relatively short time as a typewriter enthusiast, both of these machines are way way way up in the pantheon. Legendary pieces of engineering and design. Didion, Cortazar, Dylan, Cohen, McCarthy, Amis, Auster -- I am just going here and searching "Lettera" to find the devotees.
"Best" is so subjective. Get both! Take two, they're small! And really cheap and plentiful, especially the 32s around here! Then decide, I say!
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Looks like the very early Lettera 22's had round key-tops and a chromed "Olivetti" on the right side of the paper tray.
Oh my...how sexy ! Especially in that green colour.
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Thread Starter- lazydog
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Oh yes! I have a taupe one looks like this in the mail right now. Fingers crossed for a safe transit!
- Pete E.
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Funny...I had no Italian machines in my collectio for some time.
Then I added my Olivetti Underwood 21 and the Everest K2. More recently a Olivetti Lettera 32...and next week a Lettera 22 will join the pack.
What is next...one of those big standards...???
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Here is Pinky. Maybe dusty pink? Color depends on type of lighting and iPhone or camera. It didn't see much usage in 62 years. Predictable SC typing action. Elite. They're putting a new roof on our house today so the nail gun is setting a tempo for my typing. 
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- Pete E.
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Mikeytap...what a lovely machine in that colour. Congratulations !
I remember my first ever credit account when I left my family's home. A Sears & Roebuck "revolving" charge card as they called it.
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Yes, I probably had that Sears card as well. Remember when Craftsmen tools were decent quality?
I'm not sure which SC machine this Tower is based on. At first I though maybe the transitional one called Classic, because of the flat front panel. But this one sets tabs the old fashion way, from the back. And it has no paper support. Maybe Smith-Corona had old Sterling and Clipper machines to go through so off they went to the Sears model.
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Funny...I had no Italian machines in my collectio for some time. ... What is next...one of those big standards...???.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
