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1947 Hermes Baby Serial # 5035685 1947 Hermes Baby typewriter, Serial # 5035685 GK Mandigo's 1947 Hermes Baby typewriter. 2025-06-07 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of GK Mandigo: 1947 Hermes Baby Serial # 5035685 Nickname "Ares"
This is my oldest machine to date, my second ultra-portable and my first typewriter with a non-English keyboard. As a Spanish-speaker myself, I wanted a machine that could type correctly in Spanish. In addition to the inverted ¿ and ¡ and the ñ, the typewriter does have a dead key for the acute accent for á é í ó and ú as well as the dieresis for ü. So striking that dead key makes the impression but does not advance the carriage so that you can then type the associated letter. Single-color ribbon, the pitch is 10 cpi, the body is crinkle finish and all keys function correctly. The platen is extremely small as one would expect from an ultraportable so I find that keys need to be struck deliberately and shift needs to be fully engaged for the character to type a complete impression. You can see in the typeface specimen that some of the text that I did not strike hard enough is faded toward the top. I will have to see if that needs to be adjusted. One of the buttons on the case sticks a little making it a little difficult to put the case cover on and take it off. The machine does its job well but the action is my least favorite yet. That is probably the nature of an ultra-portable. The weight is extremely light so for someone who wants to bring their machine with them, I see the advantage of a machine this size.
I have decided that the nicknames I give to Hermes machines will be the name of a mythological figure. So my 1968 Hermes 3000 is named "Zeus" and my 1966 Hermes Rocket (gallery post to follow) is named "Apollo".

1947 Hermes Baby #5035685

Status: My Collection
Hunter: GK Mandigo (gkmandigo)
Created: 06-07-2025 at 02:09PM
Last Edit: 06-07-2025 at 02:37PM

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Nickname "Ares"
This is my oldest machine to date, my second ultra-portable and my first typewriter with a non-English keyboard. As a Spanish-speaker myself, I wanted a machine that could type correctly in Spanish. In addition to the inverted ¿ and ¡ and the ñ, the typewriter does have a dead key for the acute accent for á é í ó and ú as well as the dieresis for ü. So striking that dead key makes the impression but does not advance the carriage so that you can then type the associated letter. Single-color ribbon, the pitch is 10 cpi, the body is crinkle finish and all keys function correctly. The platen is extremely small as one would expect from an ultraportable so I find that keys need to be struck deliberately and shift needs to be fully engaged for the character to type a complete impression. You can see in the typeface specimen that some of the text that I did not strike hard enough is faded toward the top. I will have to see if that needs to be adjusted. One of the buttons on the case sticks a little making it a little difficult to put the case cover on and take it off. The machine does its job well but the action is my least favorite yet. That is probably the nature of an ultra-portable. The weight is extremely light so for someone who wants to bring their machine with them, I see the advantage of a machine this size.
I have decided that the nicknames I give to Hermes machines will be the name of a mythological figure. So my 1968 Hermes 3000 is named "Zeus" and my 1966 Hermes Rocket (gallery post to follow) is named "Apollo".

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Hunter: GK Mandigo (gkmandigo)

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Metastatic cancer fighter and sudden cardiac arrest survivor who has gotten into vintage typewriter collecting after realizing that life is short and typewriters are fascinating. My machines range from 1947 to 1969 and I type on all of them and have given each of them a name. Have I mentioned that life is short? I am having great fun with this obsessi- I mean hobby. I live in San Diego, California.


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