1950 Hermes Baby #5181598
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
Created: 06-07-2023 at 02:02PM
Last Edit: 06-07-2023 at 02:54PM
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Description:
This 1950 Hermes featuring Cyrilic font was made in Switzerland by Paillard, in Yverdon. It is a gunmetal grey color and has its original metal carrying case/cover. The painted Hermes logo is no longer clearly visible on the front of the machine. The ribbon covers on this machine are in the 'gull wing' configuration - meaning that they open to the sides. The edge of the ribbon covers is highlighted with a stripe of red paint - looking a little like a military uniform.
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Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 307
I collect a variety of mechanical marvels including accordions, pump organs, and typewriters. In addition to collecting, I enjoy cleaning the machines and learning to perform basic repairs.
My typewriter collection began with a 1950s-era Underwood DeLuxe, purchased in the 1990s. Several decades passed before the typewriter bug bit again. Now I live surrounded by a small army of manual machines, including a Blickenderfer No. 7, a tiny 3 bank Underwood (1923), a Smith-Corona Clipper, a handful of Remingtons, and others.
Typewriters let me commune with the memory of my mother. Mum was an amazing typist - a legal secretary at a white-shoe NYC law firm who could accurately type over 100 wpm. Later in life, she taught middle school - many subjects - but typing was her favorite. Unlike teaching English, there was no pile of unpaid papers to grade. Prior to the advent of word processors, her last typewriter was a hulking beast of an IBM Selectric.
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