Besides, at the very least I thought it would make for a fun blog post, including a comparison of Habiba with our regular 元2 pictured above (which we had also found unusual and worth acquiring because of the 'rare' qwerty keyboard). It’s like they’ve shrunk a standard model to pint-sized proportions. To find out when your typewriter was made using the typewriters serial number. Olivetti Underwood Lettera 32 (1963) The first thing you notice about this typewriter is how compact and solid it feels. I didn't want to leave, decide later that I wanted to give Habiba here another shot, and have to come all the way back to look for her (and find her gone, even worse). Typeface and font examples from Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriters around the globe TWDB. But I had to make a quick decision: the shop was closing when I walked in, and the assistants were already turning out the lights. This was the walking definition of impracticality! I do not know the language, and while the pretty script is all very well and good, it would serve little purpose for me.
Here was this beautiful little specimen, quite unusual, pretty rare in Switzerland, an exciting find of course - but did it have a place in my 'collection'? I already have a few machines sitting around waiting to be used, and I long ago resolved not to acquire typewriters I would not use - or intend to use - on a regular basis.
