1963 Hermes 3000 #3206551
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jacob Bakers (JDECAY)
Created: 01-12-2025 at 09:29AM
Last Edit: 01-12-2025 at 09:29AM
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Description:
This was my first Hermes 3000 machine, perfectly restored to working order by a very generous member of the online typewriter community. It's Techno Pica typeface has a fun retro-futuristic quality about it.
It's true what they say, nothing "feels" quite like a Hermes, and it's the reason I came to own two other machines (one in regular pica, and one in Epoca).
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Hunter: Jacob Bakers (JDECAY)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 49
I have been fascinated by the clockwork construction of typewriters since I was a child. I'd play with one at my dad's office in Manhattan on the days he'd take me to work. Decades later, I've rediscovered them and have fallen into the hobby of acquiring a modest collection.
I use typewriters mostly for leisure, but I do find that creative writing on a typewriter takes on a different flavor of its own. I also have found a great deal of pleasure in using these machines as a means of crafting expressive art.
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