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The "Typewriter Database" is the biggest source of typewriter serial numbers on the Internet today. As far as we know, it's even the most complete collection of serial numbers ever. But when you see the number of given brand names, it's still only a beginning.
This Database is also a collection of typewriter photo galleries from the collections of enthusiasts all over the world. These galleries are linked to manufacturers and not only serve as a valuable additional resource for research about various machines, but also are fun to page through and see what collectors have in their typewriter collection.
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Hermes Page updated with New Details! Sun, 05 Jan 2025
I went through the technical information in Trevor Brumfield's (TB Writers Plus) file library and gleaned quite a bit new detail for many Hermes models, including Hermes 2000/Media, Baby/Rocket, Ambassador & Ambassador Electric, 808, Hermes 10 & Standard 8 & 9. Enjoy!
Varityper-Hammond page Updated with Models available in 1940 Sun, 05 Jan 2025
From a 1940 Varityper Catalog from the collection of Erik Bruchez, we can fill in the Varityper model designations for the 1940's. We can now say that in the 40's, Varityper used model designations consisting of a Letter or two indicating the number of escapement spacings the machine could do, plus a number indicating the carriage size. Very illuminating. Hunters with entries in this category should examine their machines and determine the best model designation for them based on the data collected. I did a cursory re-naming of indicated models based on visual cues, but that could use fine-tuning by the machine owners.
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