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1967 Hermes Rocket Serial # 9086492 1967 Hermes Rocket typewriter, Serial # 9086492 Suzanne LaPierre's 1967 Hermes Rocket typewriter. 2026-10-09 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Suzanne LaPierre: 1967 Hermes Rocket Serial # 9086492 I purchased this Hermes Rocket from Xavier Professor Richard Polt, author of The Typewriter Revolution. It previously belonged to Professor Jerry Craddock of UC Berkeley's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. It came with a note indicating that Craddock gifted it to Polt in 2010. It has a Greek keyboard with Roman capital letters. As an added bonus, it's my birth year typewriter - made in 1967.

Update: I 3D printed a replacement right knob (thanks to the public library, which will 3D print parts for free - and to the designer who put a file on Thingiverse.com). Shortly after replacing the missing right knob, the left knob cracked! So, I am working on gluing that back together. I put a new ribbon in. I am impressed at what a snappy little typer this is!

Update #2: The original left knob crumbled into many pieces and was not salvageable. Mary Echavarria (of MyOldTypewriter blog) 3D printed the left knob for me after a few left knob designs printed by the library didn't fit. Both replacement knobs were painted to match the original color.

1967 Hermes Rocket #9086492

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 05-13-2026 at 02:08PM
Last Edit: 10-09-2026 at 09:13AM

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I purchased this Hermes Rocket from Xavier Professor Richard Polt, author of The Typewriter Revolution. It previously belonged to Professor Jerry Craddock of UC Berkeley's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. It came with a note indicating that Craddock gifted it to Polt in 2010. It has a Greek keyboard with Roman capital letters. As an added bonus, it's my birth year typewriter - made in 1967.

Update: I 3D printed a replacement right knob (thanks to the public library, which will 3D print parts for free - and to the designer who put a file on Thingiverse.com). Shortly after replacing the missing right knob, the left knob cracked! So, I am working on gluing that back together. I put a new ribbon in. I am impressed at what a snappy little typer this is!

Update #2: The original left knob crumbled into many pieces and was not salvageable. Mary Echavarria (of MyOldTypewriter blog) 3D printed the left knob for me after a few left knob designs printed by the library didn't fit. Both replacement knobs were painted to match the original color.

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Typewriter as received from Richard Polt. Excellent condition except for a missing right knob.
Typewriter as received from Richard Polt. Excellent condition except for a missing right knob.

Note indicating the provenance of the typewriter.
Note indicating the provenance of the typewriter.

These are the two machines I bought from Richard Polt when he downsized his collection in May 2026: a 1960 Olympia SF and a 1967 Hermes Rocket with Greek keyboard and Roman capitals. Condition: as received.
These are the two machines I bought from Richard Polt when he downsized his collection in May 2026: a 1960 Olympia SF and a 1967 Hermes Rocket with Greek keyboard and Roman capitals. Condition: as received.

Hermes mercifully put the serial number right under the ribbon cover!
Hermes mercifully put the serial number right under the ribbon cover!


Back view,
Back view,

New 3D printed right knob.
New 3D printed right knob.

Typewriter with 3D printed replacement for the right knob.
Typewriter with 3D printed replacement for the right knob.

Painting both of the 3D printed knobs to match the original color.
Painting both of the 3D printed knobs to match the original color.

3/4 view with knobs replaced and painted.
3/4 view with knobs replaced and painted.

Typewriter with both 3D printed replacement knobs attached and painted to match the original color.
Typewriter with both 3D printed replacement knobs attached and painted to match the original color.

Case / cover.
Case / cover.

Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)

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I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). If I'm working on a book or article for publication, I'm on a computer. However, I use my typewriters to create poems, type-doodles, and to write snail mail letters. The tactile nature of typing on a manual machine works some kind of detox magic in this digital age. Each vintage typewriter has a soul and a story. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.


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