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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?

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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

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