195X Hermes 2000 #X21
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Alan Zeer (alanzeer)
Created: 05-15-2025 at 11:45AM
Last Edit: 05-19-2025 at 01:19PM
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Description:
This machine has been taken home directly from the plant of Paillard by my grand-father, Charles Burla, in the 1950's, Then he give it to my mother and now I own it.
Probably a internal test machine (not for sale), as he was the head of manufacturing methodology at Paillard in Yverdon factory. It has the moulded bakelite corners.
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Hunter: Alan Zeer (alanzeer)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 46
Was born in 1968 in Yverdon, Switzerland. Was playing with typewriter parts when I was a kid, as my grand-father was working at Paillard Hermes from 1923 to 1963, designing tools and manufacturing process. A few years ago, I started to become curious on typewriters again, and enjoyed to disassemble and trying to reassemble parts as a side activity. I try to limit my collection to 10 - 15 typewriters that I can restore, get to know in detail and use for writing.
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