Olivetti lettera 25 typewriter

I got this typewriter last year at goodwill for $10. it worked awesome for a while and then it stopped. i took it apart and found a string hanging loose of a rotating spring loaded wheel. how do i fix it?

Anonymous Nov 02, 2007

Como se le safo el cable que jala el rodillo como se le pone el cable.

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Re attach both ends of the string (drawband) and rewind the take up spring drum ther is probably a screw or somthing like it to rewind it

Posted on Jun 06, 2007

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