Olivetti Linea 98 mechanical typewriter (1970s), used, with double carriage, 18 (55 cm) to be used with paper up to size A3. QZERT keyboard. Simple or decimal tabulator. Automatic topsheet. Single space key and repeating with dedicated small bar on the side of the larger key. Colour: dark grey and light grey on the keyboard. Functional, original, complete, whole, shows signs of wear and dust of time. For lovers and collectors who appreciate the value of a typewriter that made the history of typing. Present at the time in every office, a jewel of technology and reliability. In 1980 it cost 800,000 Italian lire. Can still be used by people nostalgic of its ticking but also used as a piece of furniture in offices or homes. If you want to use it, you should give it a lubrication to avoid possible delays or uncertainties of its mechanics. Usable two-tone black/red ink tape (not supplied). The typewriter, even though it is working, is sold "as is" and without warranty. Will be packaged with the utmost possible care. Depth: 42.5 cm - width: 55 cm - height 20 cm - weight: ca. 16 kg Features: Standard manual typewriter. Keyboard: 46 key, corresponding to 92 signs. Tape: 13 mm fabric; belt colour change with lever on the right of the keyboard. Decimal tabulator: eight keys (tab version). Slugs: four positions plus zero, roller clutch button located on the left handlebar. Serial number: right side under carriage (Italian version), left side (Brazilian version). In production: since 1971. Body: for the first versions, in plastic the next with snap-on lid. Colours: silver, dark grey, light grey. Design: Mario Bellini. Note: model produced by Ing. C. Olivetti & co. in Italy and later in Brazil It was produced from 1971 to 1995 with minor mechanical and aesthetic differences. The main features of the three versions are: -Line 98 I version: metal body with silver colour; Automatic topsheet, (made in Italy); -Line 98 II version: metal body with dark grey colour; Automatic topsheet, (made in Italy); -Line 98 III version: metal or plastic body in light grey; visible topsheet, (made in Brazil or Italy).