Typewriter
Olivetti Lexikon 80 typewriter in brown-green. La Presse metal nameplate on bottom front of machine. The dealer’s label is at the top of the front.
- Accession Number 2019.36
- Marchand Armand
- Fabricant / Éditeur Olivetti
- Materials metal
- Measurements 22,8 x 38 x 56 cm
Historical context
Since the 1950s, the Olivetti-Lexicon 80 has been a fixture in journalistic newsrooms, marking a milestone in the evolution of equipment used in the production of daily editions. It was used from 1969 to 1981 by Guy Pinard, journalist at La Presse.
La Presse was founded in Montreal in 1884. The first editions, with a daily circulation of some 7,000 copies, were printed on rotary presses from texts arranged and edited, line by line,...
- Accession Number 2019.36
- Marchand Armand
- Fabricant / Éditeur Olivetti
- Materials metal
- Measurements 22,8 x 38 x 56 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2019.036
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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