1965 Hermes Baby #6101369
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sergei Viktorovich (Sergei110)
Created: 02-22-2016 at 06:27AM
Last Edit: 03-06-2016 at 01:14PM
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Description:
Hermes Baby '65.
Very simple, smart and nice road (travel) typewriter.
Original kiryllic types were replaced to types with standart soviet large letters.
When I bought this typewriter (about 27$), it looked as if he spent all his life in the pigpen. It was literally packed with dirt, dust, some strange sand and was all stained with purple ink.
But why should I be surprised? - The previous owner kept it in a corner of the garage among some incomprehensible garbage.
The bottom of the machine slightly creased, paint peeled off at the edges. Free carriage movement lever was bent.
The typewriter was not working at all.
I led her up the whole day.
The cry of the soul: NEVER, listen, NEVER remove the body from Hermes!!)) Put it back = sheer masochism.
As a result of my torments, the machine came to life.
I am glad) This is a very interesting model, which, moreover, are very rare in my land.
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Hunter: Sergei Viktorovich (Sergei110)
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Hi everyone!
I'm Sergei, I was made in Russia)
A psychologist, a collector of all sorts of vintage junk, typewriters, alarm clocks, and so on.
I love typewriters, and typewriters love me))
I wouldn't call myself a HUNTER - I just love typewriters, use them and collect some of them.
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