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1962 Hermes 3000 Serial # 3138796 1962 Hermes 3000 typewriter, Serial # 3138796 Stephen Hanafin's 1962 Hermes 3000 typewriter. 2022-08-23 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 1962 Hermes 3000 Serial # 3138796 *** Sold 2022-08-23 ***

I picked up this Hermes 3000 in pretty rough condition from an antique store a few weeks ago. It had numerous problems and was filthy. I stripped it down in order to clean it, and found two pennies (from 1973 and 1978) and a safety pin inside it, along with the strategic cat hair and eraser shaving reserve stockpile. While I had it naked I blasted as much stuff out of it with compressed air as possible, and flushed the segment, and I degreased and cleaned the outer shell pieces while they were off the machine too, making them look a LOT better in the process. One of the springs that makes the automatic ribbon reverse work also needed to be replaced as it was badly stretched out.
This machine is now a working typewriter, with the only real issue I can observe being that the carriage silent return doesn't work, so you hear it ratchet every time you return the carriage.

1962 Hermes 3000 #3138796

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Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 04-12-2022 at 09:11PM
Last Edit: 08-23-2022 at 09:29AM

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*** Sold 2022-08-23 ***

I picked up this Hermes 3000 in pretty rough condition from an antique store a few weeks ago. It had numerous problems and was filthy. I stripped it down in order to clean it, and found two pennies (from 1973 and 1978) and a safety pin inside it, along with the strategic cat hair and eraser shaving reserve stockpile. While I had it naked I blasted as much stuff out of it with compressed air as possible, and flushed the segment, and I degreased and cleaned the outer shell pieces while they were off the machine too, making them look a LOT better in the process. One of the springs that makes the automatic ribbon reverse work also needed to be replaced as it was badly stretched out.
This machine is now a working typewriter, with the only real issue I can observe being that the carriage silent return doesn't work, so you hear it ratchet every time you return the carriage.

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Keyboard view. Standard US QWERTY. Minty goodness.
Keyboard view. Standard US QWERTY. Minty goodness.

Director slugs. Lovely.
Director slugs. Lovely.

Old dealer label - Koch Office Machine Co of Chicago.
Old dealer label - Koch Office Machine Co of Chicago.

Serial number. Under the ribbon cover to the left.
Serial number. Under the ribbon cover to the left.

The complicated margin ribbon system.
The complicated margin ribbon system.

Hermes 3000 logo
Hermes 3000 logo

Touch control
Touch control

Ribbon selector: * Stencil * Black (Top of ribbon) * Center of ribbon * Red (Bottom of ribbon)
Ribbon selector: * Stencil * Black (Top of ribbon) * Center of ribbon * Red (Bottom of ribbon)


The paint on the rear has some damage from the lid being removed and replaced over the machine's lifetime.
The paint on the rear has some damage from the lid being removed and replaced over the machine's lifetime.

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