This new on that I purchasd the other dy has a seriaI number 1741050 and its made in Italy. It's a strange serial number, so strange that I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it's a typo I have at least two machines with serial numbers that were screwed up when they engraved into the frame, so it is a viable explanation. Olivetti Lettera 32 Location Serial Number Of 9805382 May have ben 82) has a serial number of 9805382 and its a Spanish-made model.
I was hoping that the photo would show an S in front of that second 7, which is why I asked for it, but it's definitely a 7. I suppose it's always possible that on those odd machines that they keys were replaced at some point for the later generation type. I have a '62 model and it has the squared keys (they're grey too instead of black), but the problem is that I've found a few exceptions to that rule. I haven't been able to prove it definitively yet, but I have always assumed that the 22s with the round keys were '50s machines, and the more squared key models from the early '60s.
The model number is stamped on the panel inside. After 1961, the serial numbering sequence changed, together with the keytops becoming square and the blue finish looking more like that of its' successor - the Lettera 32. Serial Number Location: On the top right side casting just forward of the U shaped design in the casting.
