1964 Hermes Ambassador #946280
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
Created: 03-13-2024 at 05:58PM
Last Edit: 05-19-2024 at 03:48PM
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Description:
Dug this up locally by private sale; a gravid machine acquired while pregnant… (7/20/2023)
Special thanks to Susan & André the Giant, true ambassadors of the Ambassador and the only reason I was brave enough to take a chance on the Big Daddy of them all.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
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Hunter: Big Dog (Bigdog)
Big Dog's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 106
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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