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Does anyone know if an Olivetti Lettera 32 or Univeral ribbon will fit an Olivetti Lettera DL typewriter?

 

Thank you all very in advance!

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Here's one EBay listing from a quick Google search:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281862592556?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

 

Remember.... Google is your friend!

 

Bonne chance!

 

Bob

 

Sorry... I read too quickly... you wanted to know about fitting, not finding.

 

No need to be sorry Bob. Some information like you provided is miles better than no information at all :D .

 

As for general information: I have bought ribbon advertised as being for Olivetti Lettera 31, 32, 35, etc. and other typewriters of different brands. Although the spools themselves didn't fit on my machine as the centre holes on them were too small (I think that would be true for all Olivetti machines) I still had the original spools and all I had to do was to remove the ribbon from the plastic spools that came with it and put it on the original metal spools. Now it works like new!

 

Edit: I forgot to mention, the new ribbon even has the holes at both ends of it to activate the auto-reverse feature, which is great.

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:D Being one of the ten worst spellers, had to go over to smart typewriters....and or buy stock in White Out.

At work as computers came in, I'd been spoiled by the IBM Selectric III.....the family typewriter had been an old heavy manual Underwood.

Even the little electric typewriter had been some pumpkins compared to the old manual ones.

 

I almost bought a Brother erasable typewriter.....something that was new as home computers were "affordable". I could have saved a fortune by buying it.

Spell check won.

 

It is possible to re-ink old typewriter ribbons.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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