OLIVETTI DORA TYPEWRITER Vintage 1970 Barcelona Inc Case Serviced Fully Working
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VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A VINTAGE (1970 BARCELONA) OLIVETTI DORA PORTABLE TYPEWRITER IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION - IT LOOKS AND PERFOMS PRETTY MUCH AS NEW!
WE USUALLY SELL THIS MODEL FOR £140 (THE SPANISH FACTORY MADE A LOT LESS SO THERE AREN'T MANY OF THESE LEFT - STILL 20% LESS THAN TRENDING PRICES). THEY'RE USUALLY PRETTY BATTERED WITH CRACKS IN THE PLASIC, MISFIRING KEYS ETC. THIS ONE IS SO GOOD IT COULD EASILY PASS FOR BEING BRAND NEW! THE SAME MODEL IN BROKEN CONDITION RECENTLY SOLD ON ETSY FOR £130 SO GRAB A BARGAIN (FULL DISCLOSURE...ALL TYPEWRITERS SELL FOR A LOT MORE ON ETSY!).
HOWEVER, THERE WAS A HUGE DESIGN FAULT ON THE CARRY-CASE OF THESE. TO SAVE A FEW PENNIES THE CASE IS ESSENTIALLY A CARDBOARD BOX COVERED IN PLASTIC. IT'S EXTREMELY FLIMSY AND WHILST IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE TYPEWRITER, ITS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO PROTECT ITSELF. IN SHORT, THE TYPEWRITER ITSELF IS MINT BUT THE CASE IS WELL WORN - SEE BELOW FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION. IT'S WHY IM CHARGING £50 LESS THAN THE NORMAL PRICE AND TO BE HONEST, UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING ON A LOT OF TRAVEL IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
WE SELL A LOT OF VINTAGE TYPEWRITERS AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE WE'VE HAD IN YEARS! THESE ARE OFTEN USED AS DISPLAY PIECES BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS SO GOOD IT'S READY FOR YOU TO WRITE THAT BOOK YOU'VE BEEN PLANNING TO GET AROUND TO AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!
WHEN RESEARCHING IT, I FOUND AN EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION OF THE TECH SPECS AND HISTORY OF THIS MODEL ON WIKIPEDIA (IT HAS ITS OWN PAGE) TOO MUCH INFO TO LIST HERE BUT DEFINITELY WORTH A LOOK - A VERY HIGHLY REGARDED MODEL!
DETAILS
▪︎ ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TYPEWRITER
▪︎ BRAND - OLIVETTI
▪︎ MODEL - DORA
▪︎ FULLY MECHANICAL
▪︎ PALE GREY STEEL & PLASTIC
▪︎ ORIGINAL HARD CASE INCLUDED
▪︎ MADE IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
▪︎ 1970 MODEL
MACHINE CONDITION
THIS IS THE BEST PART! EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OVER HALF A CENTURY OLD, IT'S IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO WEAR WHATSOEVER, THE KEYS AND BUTTONS ALL WORK PERFECTLY. I SUSPECT THE PREVIOUS KEEPER BOUGHT IT, STORED IT IN A DRY PLACE AND HARDLY EVER USED IT. NOT QUITE MINT BUT VERY, VERY CLOSE!
WE SELL MANY VINTAGE TYPEWRITERS AND CHECK THEM ALL - WE HAVE GIVEN THIS A MINOR SERVICE. IT DIDN'T REALLY NEED ANYTHING DONE BUT I'VE RE-OILED THE MECHANISM AND I'VE INSTALLED BRAND NEW REELS AND RIBBON. NB - FOR FUTURE REFERENCE KEEP THESE REELS AND JUST REPLACE THE RIBBON - I HAD TO BUY THE EXPENSIVE CUSTOM MADE SMALL HEAD ONES BUT NOW YOU HAVE THEM INSTALLED THEY WONT NEED REPLACING) - IT'S READY TO GO!
CASE
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS THE PLASIC HAS SPLIT ACROSS THE BOTTOM. THIS IS FROM POOR DESIGN AND RUBBISH MATERIALS. I SUSPECT WHEN IT WAS BEING BUILT THEY HAD 50 DESIGNERS WORKING ON THE MACHINE - NO EXPENSE SPARED - AND LEFT ONE INTERN WITH 5 PENNIES TO SORT OUT THE CASE! IT STILL HOLDS THE TYPEWRITER FINE AND IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL BUT DEFINITELY NOT AS PRETTY AS WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. HAVE A THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE. ASE IS TO YOU AS I SUSPECT THIS IS THE DEALBREAKER - NEW TYPEWRITER, RUBBISH CASE!
SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HOURS TRACKED, INSURED AND SIGNED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DELICATE AND VERY HEAVY ITEM SO IT WILL BE SHIPPED VIA PARCELFORCE - MOST OTHER COURIERS WOULD TAKE GREAT DELIGHT IN SMASHING THIS IMMEDIATELY!
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