by Richard Polt | Feb 11, 2019 | Erika, Spitzfaden's
Monkey at a Typewriter A Bread Factory
by Richard Polt | Jun 4, 2016 | Erika, Optima
“The Ideal Solution” According to the information on The Typewriter Database, the Erika 20 was made from September 1960 to February 1962. Model 20 40002011960Production begins 9/196025 400047819611961-1962 numbers run 4000478 to 401488725 1962See...
by Richard Polt | May 3, 2016 | Calanda, Erika
Here’s the Erika M I admired in Boston: And the one I just got (the paper support is missing): Nick’s Calanda: And the one I bought: Olivetti endures.
by Richard Polt | Mar 26, 2011 | Arabic, Erika, Olivetti, Olympia, proportional
Here’s a typing sample from Ned Brooks’ Arabic Olivetti Lettera 32: An early Erika folding (#3032): A few stages in the evolution of the Erika, 1910s – 1950s: My ’50s Erikas (left to right: Erika 10 #1909032, Aztec 700 Super #1976404, and...
