Saturday, June 06, 2009

UrbanOutfitters is selling Olivettis

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UrbanOutfitters.com > Olivetti Manual Typewriter - Black:
There's nothing like the resounding "click" of an old-fashioned typewriter. Live out all of your next-great-writer fantasies with this classic travel machine from Olivetti, the 100 year-old Italian manufacturer favored by authors from Sylvia Plath to Stephen King. Features include: 49 keys with 86 symbols; margin stop with 8 stop tab keys; Space Bar with Repeater key; variable line space; paper and carriage release lever; ribbon color selector switch; black plastic housing and carrying case for secure transporting.



(Via Tomorrow Museum, who calls it "nostalgia tech". The less-creative counterpart to retronovation.)

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