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Ettore Sottsass, designer

Portable Typewriter, 1969

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Description

Maker

  • Olivetti Manufacturing Company, 1908-, Italian, manufacturer
  • Perry A. King, b. 1938, British, designer
  • Ettore Sottsass, 1917-2007, Italian, designer

Title

Portable Typewriter

Year

1969

Medium

Plastic, rubber and metal

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • plastic,
  • rubber,
  • metal

Dimensions

10.2 x 32.7 x 34.3 cm (4 x 12 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"valentine" in lower case letters molded into case above keys;"olivetti" in lower case molded on interior of case back with a symbol."Made in Olivetti Plant/Barcelona-Spain"

Place

Barcelona; Spain

Type

  • Product Design

Credit

Gift of Glenn Gissler

Object Number

2005.97.2A

Related

Ettore Sottsass, designer

Valentine Portable Typewriter and Case, 1969

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