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Pictures and History of Some Early Manual
Portables
Made In Countries Other
Than
the USA
Olympia Manual Portable Typewriter
On this page you will find pictures and information about the English
Oliver, Olivetti and
Olympia portables
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The Oliver (1931) portable was manufactured in Croyden, England. It
had a carriage shift with a standard keyboard consisting of 44 keys
(88 characters). It weighed 12 lbs. |
| The Olivetti Studio 44 was manufactured in 1953, in Italy, and was considered a "Junior" sized machine. It ws preceded be the Studio 42 in 1950. . |  |
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The Olivetti Lettera 22 was manufactured 1950, in Ivrea, Italy. It had a standard keyboard, carriage shift, a tabulator, and 44 keys - 88 characters. |
| The Olympia SM3 manufactured in Wilhelmanshaven, Germany before WW2, had a carriage shift, a standard keyboard with 44 keys (88 characters), and a tabulator |  |
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