1 of 1- ztyper
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What the heck is a "Florida"?
Saw this on ebay. Price is a bit high for me. But I've never heard of this typewriter and I thought it was cool
Anyone know anything about it?
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
- thetypewriterman
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Re: What the heck is a "Florida"?
Not a Hermes, of course, but a Spanish-made version of the 'euro portable', also made in different factories as Oliver, Voss, Japy, Beaucort, Swissa etc. The horizontal margin release key is a dead giveaway. This one looks to be late 1960's/early 1970's
- ztyper
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Re: What the heck is a "Florida"?
Ah, thank you. I just thought it was interesting because I have never heard of any Spanish typewriter manufacturers out there.
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
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Thread Starter- TypewriterKing
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Re: What the heck is a "Florida"?
That's a very interesting looking typewriter. I've seen one or two typewriters made in Spain, but I can't exactly remember the brands, but from the looks of things, this one must have been made under license. And as for the word "Florida," it is originally describes a "Flowery Land." But there doesn't seem to be much flower on this typewriter--it's about as grey as I have seen.
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