1963 Hermes 3000 #3206260
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
Created: 02-22-2026 at 10:08AM
Last Edit: 02-22-2026 at 10:50AM
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Craigslist purchase February 2025. Surprised to see Techno typeface. Not tested at purchase (pickup from seller’s home so sent husband in). Carriage frozen - only able to obtain type sample by advancing paper manually. Sold with full disclosure (and no type sample) in March 2025. Informed buyer of 2 other offers made after his purchase in case he had a change of heart. My second machine with a special typeface and still 100% strike out rate with none in my collection.
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Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 113
If I were a typewriter, I'd have German engineering, an Australian work ethic and a couple of stray Russian letters on my keyboard. In other words, my doggy DNA test claims I'm 75% German Shepherd, 15% Aussie Cattle Dog, 10% Husky. Not quite as advertised by the SPCA - a "Shepherd/Alaskan Malamute mix" - like the hidden gem of a machine described as purely decorative or, worse still, for parts. Like some typewriters, I know how it feels to be old, discarded and in bad shape before being joyfully re-discovered by owners who give me pride of place and tell everyone else how lucky they are to have scored a special guy like me. 100% Good Boy.
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