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1949 Hermes 2000 Serial # 502221 1949 Hermes 2000 typewriter, Serial # 502221 Em Barnes's 1949 Hermes 2000 typewriter. 2024-06-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Em Barnes: 1949 Hermes 2000 Serial # 502221 Paloma. Shipped from Bedford, UK, to Northern Virginia...arrived in pristine condition. Black body, flat top, logo in middle with red 2000. Types like a dream.

1949 Hermes 2000 #502221

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 10-23-2022 at 06:29AM
Last Edit: 06-11-2024 at 05:12AM


Description:

Paloma. Shipped from Bedford, UK, to Northern Virginia...arrived in pristine condition. Black body, flat top, logo in middle with red 2000. Types like a dream.

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Top view - duck heads!
Top view - duck heads!

French keyboard.
French keyboard.

Rear view.
Rear view.

Serial number and "Suisse made."
Serial number and "Suisse made."

Rear view branding labels.
Rear view branding labels.

Rear view touch selector.
Rear view touch selector.

Branding label.
Branding label.

Ribbon selector lever and close-up of gloss trim around cover.
Ribbon selector lever and close-up of gloss trim around cover.

Under the cover.
Under the cover.

Front left frame - gloss corner detail.
Front left frame - gloss corner detail.

Right front frame - gloss corner detail.
Right front frame - gloss corner detail.

Left ribbon spool.
Left ribbon spool.

Right ribbon spool.
Right ribbon spool.

Case.
Case.

Case handle close-up.
Case handle close-up.

Inside case lid.
Inside case lid.

Inside case base.
Inside case base.

Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)

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Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away about 21. Good times.



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