Tom Fasano

James P. Sterba working on his Olivetti Lettera 32 in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1971. Note the lorikeet perched atop the typewriter. Credit… Courtesy of James P. Sterba

Note: I read about this in today’s NY Times.

James P. Sterba, a former New York Times foreign correspondent, with the Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter he donated to the Museum at The Times in 2024.Credit…David W. Dunlap/The New York Times

My Lettera 32 used to type this post. There’s something wrong with the ribbon advance, which is probably why some letters appear washed out.