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1946 Hermes Baby Serial # 3013553 1946 Hermes Baby typewriter, Serial # 3013553 Gal Kaminka's 1946 Hermes Baby typewriter. 2020-11-21 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Gal Kaminka: 1946 Hermes Baby Serial # 3013553 Hebrew keyboard. Dating based on twdb serial number lists. Coinage symbol is wrong for the year. It is for post-independence (1948) coinage: Israeli Lira, each 100 pruta. Pre-independence, British Mandate is for Erez-Israel Lira (Palestinian Lira), divided into 1000 "Mil".

Possible explanation is that the coinage key was replaced after 1948.

1946 Hermes Baby #3013553

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Gal Kaminka (galk)
Created: 11-21-2020 at 02:36PM
Last Edit: 11-21-2020 at 02:51PM


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Hebrew keyboard. Dating based on twdb serial number lists. Coinage symbol is wrong for the year. It is for post-independence (1948) coinage: Israeli Lira, each 100 pruta. Pre-independence, British Mandate is for Erez-Israel Lira (Palestinian Lira), divided into 1000 "Mil".

Possible explanation is that the coinage key was replaced after 1948.

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Hunter: Gal Kaminka (galk)

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Focus in this collection: Hebrew, Yiddish, or bilingual typewriters.



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