I bought this typewriter in Snohomish, Washington. It was made in 1959 in Olivetti's Glasgow factory. It has a strange British keyboard, with French accents. I am still unsure of the market that it was designed for. If anyone knows, please post a comment. Its color was designed to not clash with any room. It came with its brushes and dust cover.
(Nick Bodemer Collection)
(Nick Bodemer Collection)
(Nick Bodemer Collection)
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ReplyDeleteFirst impression: Canadian. But it's not, because of no $. So my best guess: a scientific typewriter because it has symbols for micro and degrees. But it has French accents, too, as you note, so perhaps it's a custom hybrid (a truly French layout is AZERTY rather than QWERTY).
ReplyDeleteI guess the two keys at top right, acute/grave accent and umlaut, are non-releasing keys: hit them once and then hit a vowel and you end up with only one character.