Typewriter Talk / Typewriter Spotting

**Posted by Uwe** 25-7-2017 16:53:28

Post your typewriter teaser photos here and let the guessing begin!

Point System:
10 points = First positive identification
2 points = For bonus answers (if applicable)
? points = For partial answers (awarded at the discretion of the person posting the photo)

Current Standings:
SoucekFan = 12 points
Fleetwing = 10 points
I.den = 7 points

**Posted by Uwe** 25-7-2017 16:56:31

I'm in the process of clearing out my vinyl collection and noticed by accident this photo on the back of one of the albums. And that's your first clue. (I'm afraid any more clues would make this too easy). So who can identify the typewriter in this photo?

As a bonus, name the album it appears on - and why this typewriter is actually fairly well known.

**Posted by I.den** 25-7-2017 22:19:26

My first guess would be an Olivetti Lettera 22. But the carriage return lever looks kind of off for the L22, so it's probably not...

**Posted by SoucekFan** 25-7-2017 23:14:17

Typewriter: Leonard Cohen's Olivetti Lettera 22
Typist: Marianne Ihlen

**Posted by SoucekFan** 25-7-2017 23:20:08

Sorry missed the bonus. Album: Songs From A Room.

**Posted by Uwe** 26-7-2017 15:16:29

Hmmm... apparently that was TOO easy - or you two gentlemen are far too smart!

I.den = 7 points (for the not-so-confident identification)
SoucekFan = 12 points (10 points for the slam dunk identification plus 2 bonus points for the album title)

**Posted by Uwe** 26-7-2017 15:37:38

Next round: Name the typewriter make and model. Bonus points for naming the aircraft it's being used in.

**Posted by Fleetwing** 26-7-2017 16:23:58

Royal O? B-17?

**Posted by DRH** 26-7-2017 16:35:43

Royal Portable O with touch control. Considering the bomber jacket and the age of typewriter, I guess the plane is a B-17.

**Posted by DRH** 26-7-2017 16:38:02

Ha, damn, beat me to it.