tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post49592436286659309..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Olivetti Dora Light Gray Techno Pica Typewriter (1960s)Adwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-39963366427246041182013-12-22T07:41:18.076+01:002013-12-22T07:41:18.076+01:00The serial number will be under the bodywork, belo...The serial number will be under the bodywork, below where the carriage passes the right hand chassis rails.David Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259460000524812739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-26179642595495793302013-11-05T02:19:36.888+01:002013-11-05T02:19:36.888+01:00Those characters that belong to Catalan and Portug...Those characters that belong to Catalan and Portuguese are due to the fact that Olivetti produced their typewriters in Barcelona (located within Catalonia). Markus Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448407641960752207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-73280500675796207952012-07-31T08:44:10.255+02:002012-07-31T08:44:10.255+02:00Hi! Adwoa, how do I find the serial number for Oli...Hi! Adwoa, how do I find the serial number for Olivetti Dora. I can't find it - need help, please. Thanks and a great post indeed!Blossom inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194058396230964683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-27483356389894788812012-02-20T13:02:25.798+01:002012-02-20T13:02:25.798+01:00I have just been given one of these. Could you ad...I have just been given one of these. Could you advise the best way of cleaning it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-1264221547173218302012-02-09T09:52:09.807+01:002012-02-09T09:52:09.807+01:00It's so "square" looking and angular...It's so "square" looking and angular that it makes me smile. What a design statement! :-)) I really like it because it is deliberate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-83106822089061444922011-11-28T12:54:12.140+01:002011-11-28T12:54:12.140+01:00Ihave one and i want to sell itIhave one and i want to sell itAntik dan Lawas kuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521683285104687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-73247703632184677782011-06-13T20:15:55.985+02:002011-06-13T20:15:55.985+02:00excellent machine! what's the serial number?excellent machine! what's the serial number?shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-3032844918645394192011-05-08T12:08:28.098+02:002011-05-08T12:08:28.098+02:00@notagain - The Dora is the exact same mechanism O...@notagain - The Dora is the exact same mechanism Olivetti used in the Lettera 32, Valentine, etc. So it is basket-shifted and rather pleasant to write on. This is a "budget" typewriter of sorts - there is no paper support, and no tabulator mechanism. Other than that, your typical Lettera! If it's in good condition, it will type just fine.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-29006808107866440202011-05-07T05:53:34.573+02:002011-05-07T05:53:34.573+02:00how is the Dora to type on? How does it compare t...how is the Dora to type on? How does it compare to other small portables and small Olivettis?notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-21882250907018380882011-02-25T03:15:23.189+01:002011-02-25T03:15:23.189+01:00Adwoa, I never noticed the smaller details of this...Adwoa, I never noticed the smaller details of this interesting keyboard before! Thanks for posting such good close-ups of the keyboard and also of the typing test. <br />The keyboard is in fact a sort of Iberian combo of some sort, as the cedilla (the hook-shaped diacritical mark placed under the c - "ç") is absent from modern Spanish, but still common in Portuguese and Catalan. It evenR. Vieirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082350013226061416noreply@blogger.com