Similar setting as one on Richard Polt's site, but clearer lighting and more angles here.
- Feb 2026
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www.reddit.com www.reddit.com
- Jan 2026
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www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
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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.
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- Nov 2025
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mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com
- Sep 2025
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www.haiverin.scot www.haiverin.scot
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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/
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- Aug 2025
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www.reddit.com www.reddit.com
- Jul 2024
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www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
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Designer Marcelo Nizzoli designed the Lettera 22, 32, and Studio 44.
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- Apr 2023
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archive.triblive.com archive.triblive.com
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My favorite is always changing. Any Smith-Corona Sterling or Silent is a gem. Any Hermes, either the green or tan, all work like lightning. I have a thing for my Olivetti Lettera 22’s, as they are masterpieces of design, the action is crazy fast and light, and the typewriter is in the Museum of Modern Art.
—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.
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