1966 Hermes 3000 #3353438
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 06-22-2025 at 09:56PM
Last Edit: 06-24-2025 at 01:25AM
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I did pay a fair price for this pristine Hermes, but consider this one to by a grail typewriter for me....at least it was less than the purchase price listed in the included receipt adjusted for inflation! Previous owner had redone the platen and was one of his prized pieces.
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Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
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First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....
Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.
Update: April 2025, I have 46 typewriters in my possession with 58 have gone through my fingers either selling, giving away, or a creative art experiment that killed one. A Roayal I tried to recreate a book scene.
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