[karaokeyoga]

A used manual typewriter. So far, I have written ten three-page letters to friends and family, including a few people I hadn't written to in maybe 40 years. I love the noise, the unavoidable mistakes, the way the finished letter looks, and the low cost of sending international mail from Japan (~$1 USD).

[derwiki]

What year was it made? Do the hammers get jammed?

[karaokeyoga]

It's an Underwood 315, made by Olivetti … looks like '70s. No problems yet. Luckily in excellent condition, and it was refurbished by a shop before I purchased it. One thing that surprises me: no exclamation mark/point. Another is that there is no "one" key – you use a lowercase "el" for that.