Olivetti M40

Italy 1936, brand Olivetti, material metal, cm 40x38x25

Black typewriter, Olivetti brand, model M 40 Series 1 Ivrea. The serial number 170891 places its construction in the year 1936, making it part of the first series, the most sought-after for the quality of the materials used.

It was designed between 1929 and 1930 by Camillo Olivetti with the collaboration of Gino Levi Martinoli. The elegant, classic, and functional design was so well received that it elevated the production of the typewriter to an unimaginable level. The M40 has been favored by customers who appreciate the significant advancement in quality, the mechanism that ensures "high and uniform writing speed," the meticulous choice of materials, the precision of workmanship, the fixed-guide carriage, and, in general, "the innovative genius of design that characterizes most of the components and mechanisms of the M40."

The Olivetti M 40 typewriter is exhibited at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan.

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