1961 Hermes Baby #5875948
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Erik Bruchez (ebruchez)
Created: 06-26-2019 at 02:34PM
Last Edit: 04-03-2024 at 12:52PM
![1961 #5875948](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_hermes_12502_1627961109.jpg)
Description:
Swiss-French QWERTZ keyboard.
- 2019-06: This Baby works but is not cleaned yet. The body has some scuffs. It is missing the right-hand platen knob.
- 2021-08: The machine is now super clean and complete with a new right-hand platen knob! I replaced the feet with new rubber washers and did a couple of adjustments to the "wings" and left ribbon spool flat spring. I added pictures of the cleaned machine as well as the cleaned case and added a typeface sample. More details in the blog post linked.
- 2022-08: new platen
Typeface Specimen:
![](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/t_12502_1628269588.jpg)
Links:
- Photos before cleaning
- Photos after cleaning
- Photos of cleaning in progress
- More photos after cleaning
- Blog post: The Hermes Baby (1961)
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Hunter: Erik Bruchez (ebruchez)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 11185
I started collecting my first pre-WW2 standard typewriters in 2017. Since then I have added a few machines to my collection, which now ranges from the 1890s to the 1980s. As of 2020, I have more big standard (desktop) typewriters than portables, and a few standard electrics.
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