1957 Hermes Ambassador #809737

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
Created: 09-19-2026 at 11:26AM
Last Edit: 09-19-2026 at 11:36AM

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Description:

A Hermes Ambassador.

There seems to be a number of different versions. This one seems to be somewhere in the middle. It has a prominent logo which is nice.

The machine itself is a total tank. It is large and heavy. It's a bit noisier than my 1963 Hermes 3000, but that one seems to be 50% sound-deadening material. It was well cared for so it worked soon as I changed the dry ribbon. The typeface is not particularly special, but it is overall a pretty special typewriter.

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Acquired from a collector in Sparta, NJ, who had moved out of his parent's house, and his parents were down-sizing. He was involved in the selling, so it's not like his parent sold it out from under him. He is the same age as my son, so if he ever wanted to buy it back, I wouldn't mind.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

S7 denotes Elite typeface

The dials are for the card holder. I guess when you needed to use carbon copy paper, that ability to adjust these was important.

The back with the cover down. It's hinged on the bottom.

Rather ridiculous paper holder. The lines indicate when the paper is going to run out, much like the Olympia paper holder/ruler.

The serial number, which is located under the ribbon cover.

The logo on the back. The thing that initiallly looked like a mushroom is a crossbow - which makes sense with the William Tell legend and Switzerland. the crossbow is present on a few different places on the typewriter.

Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)

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