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1966 Hermes 3000 Serial # 3349739 1966 Hermes 3000 typewriter, Serial # 3349739 Mighty Jabba's 1966 Hermes 3000 typewriter. 2023-06-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mighty Jabba: 1966 Hermes 3000 Serial # 3349739 It's a bit of a cliche at this point, but I have around 36 typewriters in my collection, and this is probably my favorite. It has the perfect combination of style and performance that is difficult to find with other models. It took a while, but I finally found one on eBay that wasn't priced in the stratosphere. It was, however, a bit worse for wear. It was dirty, had some old Scotch tape stuck to the sides, had some chips in the paint, and most noticeably one of the paper support fingers in the back was broken off and missing. I cleaned it up and got it working perfectly, and eventually sourced a replacement for the missing paper finger.

The sound of this machine is very pleasing, as is the feel of the keys. The imprint it makes is nice and clear -- comparable to the big Standard machines in my collection. If I could only keep one, this would be it. Servicing and cleaning it is a bit on the difficult side, though. Just getting the bottom off can sometimes be a challenge on these machines if they have suffered any damage at all, since the metal gets deformed.

1966 Hermes 3000 #3349739

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mighty Jabba (MightyJabba)
Created: 06-15-2023 at 04:45PM
Last Edit: 06-15-2023 at 04:46PM

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It's a bit of a cliche at this point, but I have around 36 typewriters in my collection, and this is probably my favorite. It has the perfect combination of style and performance that is difficult to find with other models. It took a while, but I finally found one on eBay that wasn't priced in the stratosphere. It was, however, a bit worse for wear. It was dirty, had some old Scotch tape stuck to the sides, had some chips in the paint, and most noticeably one of the paper support fingers in the back was broken off and missing. I cleaned it up and got it working perfectly, and eventually sourced a replacement for the missing paper finger.

The sound of this machine is very pleasing, as is the feel of the keys. The imprint it makes is nice and clear -- comparable to the big Standard machines in my collection. If I could only keep one, this would be it. Servicing and cleaning it is a bit on the difficult side, though. Just getting the bottom off can sometimes be a challenge on these machines if they have suffered any damage at all, since the metal gets deformed.

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