https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1vsvkiz/any_info_on_this_alleged_underwood_515/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1upt285/did_you_know_about_this_hidden_feature_on_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1uow243/just_in_case/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIyqGBMxAL/

https://typecast.munk.org/2011/04/24/1964-nomda-blue-book-olivetti-font-styles/

Olivetti type styles from the 1964 NOMDA Blue Book<br /> - Olivetti Bulletin (5 pitch, 3 lines/inch)<br /> - Olivetti Giant Primer (alternate) (5 pitch)<br /> - Olivetti Comet (10 pitch)<br /> - Olivetti Distinctive Pica<br /> - Olivetti Distinctive Pica Heavy Face<br /> - Olivetti Elite Gothic Heavy Face (10 pitch)<br /> - Olivetti Elite Correspondence Gothic (10 pitch)<br /> - Olivetti Esquire (10 pitch, 5.4 lines/inch)<br /> - Olivetti Pica Gothic Shiftless Alphabet<br /> - Olivetti Pica Victoria<br /> - Olivetti Stymie<br /> - Olivetti Wide Elite Victoria (10 pitch, 5.4 lines/inch)<br /> - Olivetti Distinctive Elite<br /> - Olivetti Distinctive Elite Heavy Face<br /> - Olivetti Elite Stymie<br /> - Olivetti Elite Italic<br /> - Olivetti Elite Stymie Heavy Face<br /> - Olivetti Stymie Heavy Face<br /> - Olivetti Stymie Gothic<br /> - Olivetti Universal Pica<br /> - Olivetti Monza (10 pitch), script<br /> - Olivetti Esteem Pica<br /> - Olivetti Pica Gothic<br /> - Olivetti Elite Victoria<br /> - Olivetti Esteem Elite<br /> - Olivetti Financial Gothic<br /> - Olivetti Financial Gothic Heavy Face<br /> - Olivetti San Serif Elite<br /> - Olivetti Universal Elite #468

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1969-olivetti-valentine.24573.typewriter via James Grooms

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10162101309029678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1275574621427976/

That Pigeon Looks Just Like Michael Keaton<br /> The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Definitely a late model Olivetti. Either a Studio 45, which was more common in the United States, or a Studio 46, both of which came in that color.

I'm leaning toward 46 because of some of the shape of the hood as well as the white variable button on the platen which I've only ever seen on the 46 while the 45s were typically black or had the button colored to match the body color.

OLIVETTI'S ONE SPANISH PLANT TO CLOSE AT COST OF 185 JOBS - Tech Monitor<br /> by [[CBR Staff Writer]]<br /> accessed on 2026-04-17T09:50:16

no typewriters at this factory closing in 1996...

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1sksg4n/i_just_purchased_a_smith_corona_vantage_1978/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1sg32qw/help_with_olivetti_valentine_mystery/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1cffdj8/the_typewriters_of_ripley/

see also, with little to add: https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1s471gq/typewriter_personality_key_to_a_mystery/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1224514289867343/

Season 4, episode 4 “Happy Trails”

reply to u/Ripraz at tk

I analogize typewriters to cars: there really isn't a "beginner friendly" option, they're all just cars or typewriters. This being said, how well built and engineered they are and some of the smaller optional features or "trim lines" can differ a fair amount. With typewriters, one of the biggest trim differences is the tabulator (does it have one and how do the controls work? If you're a screen writer, you really want one, but if you're doing other general writing, you can get away without one typically.)

With Olivetti, you're probably going to find peak typewriter manufacturing and materials from the 1930s into the early 1970s. The best stuff is likely in the 50s and 60s where their design chops are also the strongest. Their stuff in the mid-70s and after becomes more plastic and isn't as solid (eg. Lettera 35).

https://typewriterdatabase.com/olivetti.56.typewriter-serial-number-database

Some suggestions: <br /> Standards: Graphica, Linea 88<br /> Portables: Studio 42, 44, 45; Lettera 22, Lettera 32

Be sure to take a peek at the individual typewriter galleries and individual machines in the database to see the shifts in design over time, if that interests you.

This comparison/review on YouTube, of which there are surely others, is pretty solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW6Ji275FdE

As a beginner, you might appreciate skimming through Dr. Polt's book before or after buying a machine:<br /> Polt, Richard. 2015. The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century. 1st ed. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press.

Olivetti Studio 44 Ring & Cylinder Adjustment<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]] on YouTube

Joe shows how to test for ring and cylinder using a slip of paper and then indicates the adjustment points (with lock screws) on the Olivetti Studio 44.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163251151059678/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1r04zy3/bob_dylan_his_olivetti_lettera_22_typewriter_1964/

Similar setting as one on Richard Polt's site, but clearer lighting and more angles here.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandbaggerone/shares/1CnSoit5E7/

Some custom painted Olivetti typewriters in a Star Wars theme

Via Chad Kohalyk at https://micro.blog/chadkoh/83449602

Typewriter Profile: Comparing the Olivetti Lettera 22, Lettera 32, and Studio 44<br /> by [[Damon Di Marco]] of CreateX3.com on YouTube<br /> accessed on 2026-01-19T11:32:11

Marcello Nizzoli designed the Olivetti Lettera 22, an ultra-portable, and the standard Lexicon 80. He used the automotive idea of press-forming steel to the Olivetti line.

In 1959, the Illinois Institute of Technology chose the Olivetti Lettera 22 as the best designed product of the last 100 years. It also won the Compasso D'Oro Award in 1954.

1963 Lettera 32 introduced<br /> Square keys

1965 Olivetti Studio 44 introduced<br /> Between the standard and the portable<br /> Comes with a case, but is heavier than many portables

Prefer original spools with spool nuts.

Could be made by some ribbon company like Alpad who sold Olivetti compatible ribbons/spools.

6mm diameter center holes on spools are indicative of a Gr4 typewriter spool.

via u/Koponewt at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qcocn1/does_anyone_recognise_this_spool/

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1973-montgomery-ward-olivetti-escort-66.1649.typewriter

https://www.typewriter.company/pt/products/rare-olivetti-typewriter-cartridge-ribbon-for-olivetti-lettera-10-12-lettercart-ribbon

It seems like the cartridges for the Lettera 12 are no longer available.

see also: https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ov8fa3/olivetti_lettera_12/

https://mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com/collections/typewriter-accessories-parts/products/one-spool-nut-olivetti-typewriter-lettera-22-32-44-studio-45-dora-dl-underwood-315-screw-holder

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1op26q1/olivetti_studio_42_spool_nuts_size/

DIN 466 M3 nuts fit most Olivetti Studio 42s as replacement spool nuts, but some of the earlier models use smaller ones.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1o8lzdm/trying_to_id_a_typewriter_from_a_video_game/

Folklore (2007, PlayStation 3)

A Typewriter's Next Chapter<br /> by [[John Urquhart Ferguson]] (aka https://www.reddit.com/user/sympodius/) on September 14, 2025 on Haiverin.scot<br /> accessed on 2025-09-14T12:46:14 via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ngnwgz/olivetti_lettera_22_restoration_write_up/

source for this?? interesting, if true

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1mxxqkl/dieter_rams_typewriter_model/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ms74t0/typewriter_identification/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TypewriterRepair/comments/1mkd2vp/olivetti_lettera_dl_thumb_nutribbon_spool_screw/

Hornbach<br /> NumPLU18772<br /> DIN 466 hoch M3 verz

Portable Typewriters Today - February 2015<br /> by [[Will Davis]] on 2015-02-10<br /> accessed on 2025-08-05T16:35:48

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1md9kzt/so_what_can_you_tell_me/

Sottsass, Ettore, and Perry King. Valentine Portable Typewriter. 1968. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic, synthetic chloroprene rubber, metal, 2017.169a- typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb. (9.8 × 32.4 × 34.3 cm, 4.2 kg)2017.169b- cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb. (11.1 × 34.3 × 35.2 cm, 1.1 kg). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/739409.

Photo still from A Clockwork Orange (1971) combining a Valentine and a Wesselman

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/739409

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/4576

Acquired 1969

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lvuxwd/is_the_olivetti_valentine_a_cultural_icon/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lvzn34/say_hello_to_the_monpti/

The Montpi typewriter in 1968 presaged the Olivetti Valentine.

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/160pen0/typewriter_repair_shops_in_the_usa/jxryjns/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l5dyqa/need_help_with_ribbon_replacement/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l3i8f7/behold_the_ultimate_writerdeck_olivetti_ptp_820/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kppij9/blue_olivetti_valentine_how_rare_is_it/

In increasing order of rarity, the Olivetti Valentine was made in red, white, green, and blue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k0q8ep/olivetti_studio_44_case_lock_mechanism/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ko6mbi/olivetti_typefaces/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jquteh/olivetti_in_the_obscene_bird_of_night/

The Obscene Bird of Night, a novel by José Donoso

Raymond Chandler's Typewriter - Mark Coggins by [[Mark Coggins]]

variations of the Olivetti Studio 44

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1gu1x3r/olivetti_112_not_found_in_the_twdb/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1gu971q/whos_an_olivetti_expert/

Broad advice on the touch and feel of Olivetti's

Me starts thinking about cornering the market in Lettera 32s and 3D printing Valentine cases to put onto them...

Typewriter Repair Failure by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Tom Hanks Reviews the Children’s Novel ‘Olivetti,’ by Allie Millington by [[Tom Hanks]]

Cormac McCarthy's Typewriter Brings $254,500 at Auction by [[Randy Kennedy]] on 2009-12-04

https://typewriterdatabase.com/19xx-olivetti-eton.23086.typewriter

Sounds right, but double check https://new.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1e8r1vi/olivetti_dora/

quote likely from Incontro con la Olivetti (Giorgio Ferroni, 1950) via the Archivio Nazionale Cinema Impresa

via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1e5gz0i/in_me_non_c%C3%A8_che_futuro/

Designer Marcelo Nizzoli designed the Lettera 22, 32, and Studio 44.

Removing the Platen on Mid-Century Olivetti Typewriters. by [[Dr. Typewriter - Venneburg Typewriters]]

The MASSIVE Olivetti Linea 98 (1972) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Adding to the Typewriter collection with a bit of first aid<br /> by [[Midcentury Clive]]

2024-03-01<br /> $67.99 sale<br /> https://shopgoodwill.com/item/192324052

https://youtu.be/UTtDb73NkNM?t=49

CBS has a card index with an index card indicating that Morley Safer brought an Olivetti typewriter to the office.

Whose card index was this? What other purpose did it serve?

—Tom Hanks in TribLive 2020-05-22 at https://web.archive.org/web/20200522085215/https://archive.triblive.com/aande/books/tom-hanks-on-his-love-of-typewriters-and-the-free-press/

I've seen several sites and listings for Smith-Corona typewriters which mention this interview quote.