1958 Hermes Baby #5667490
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Montague Withnail (Thistlebright)
Created: 10-12-2024 at 11:04AM
Last Edit: 10-24-2024 at 06:12AM
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Full disclosure here: Yes, I know that the "Baby" is identical to the "Rocket", which we already have one of... HOWEVER. The reason I had to have this one, with the "Baby" badge on the corner, is because it is the exact make and model of the typewriter that Dickie Greenleaf used in Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley", AND FURTHER MORE it was used in the exquisitely obsession-forming Netflix series "Ripley". I am so in love with that series, I have watched it fourteen times (so far) and have bought and read all of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley books, as well. If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing. Love this little machine, and it is a very welcome addition to our sub-collection of Hermes typewriters!
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Hunter: Montague Withnail (Thistlebright)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 540
Started with one typewriter in our small cottage, and ended up with over twenty! Transformed a closet into a gothic "typewriterbrary" and it makes a great centerpiece for the house, and an easy way to access all the typewriters for writing letters, journaling, and whatnot, as well as keeping them dust-free in the betweentimes.
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