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1971 Hermes 3000 Serial # 7083380 1971 Hermes 3000 typewriter, Serial # 7083380 Stephen Hanafin's 1971 Hermes 3000 typewriter. 2022-01-23 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 1971 Hermes 3000 Serial # 7083380 I acquired this third-generation boxy/plastic Hermes 3000 with international QWERTY keyboard and 11 cpi typeface via Facebook marketplace from a local Chicago-based seller. It types excellently, and is my first experience with the much-hyped 3000. It does make me want one of the earlier metal-bodied ones even more now. It has a somewhat overzealous tab brake, but otherwise works great.

Update 2022-01-23: The tab brake is actually just fine. Once I removed the carriage (which is pretty easy on these machines) and wound the mainspring a bit, everything worked much better.

1971 Hermes 3000 #7083380

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 12-14-2021 at 04:13PM
Last Edit: 01-23-2022 at 10:32AM

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I acquired this third-generation boxy/plastic Hermes 3000 with international QWERTY keyboard and 11 cpi typeface via Facebook marketplace from a local Chicago-based seller. It types excellently, and is my first experience with the much-hyped 3000. It does make me want one of the earlier metal-bodied ones even more now. It has a somewhat overzealous tab brake, but otherwise works great.

Update 2022-01-23: The tab brake is actually just fine. Once I removed the carriage (which is pretty easy on these machines) and wound the mainspring a bit, everything worked much better.

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Top down view of the plastic fantastic. Note the international layout.
Top down view of the plastic fantastic. Note the international layout.

Logo on the ribbon cover
Logo on the ribbon cover

Ribbon selector. It has stencil, blue (top of ribbon), yelllow (middle), and red (bottom) settings. The double-arrow key to the left is margin release.
Ribbon selector. It has stencil, blue (top of ribbon), yelllow (middle), and red (bottom) settings. The double-arrow key to the left is margin release.

Touch control selector. Ranges from 1-4. The arrow key below it is backspace.
Touch control selector. Ranges from 1-4. The arrow key below it is backspace.

The paper bail has a ribbon inside it that tells you where the margins are set. Red is outside the margins, black is inside. It's clever and looks way too complicated. I fear ever having to service it.
The paper bail has a ribbon inside it that tells you where the margins are set. Red is outside the margins, black is inside. It's clever and looks way too complicated. I fear ever having to service it.

Ribbon cover removed. The 4 big buttons in the middle are, from left to right, tab set (+), tab clear (-), clear all tabs (---), and margin release (double arrows).
Ribbon cover removed. The 4 big buttons in the middle are, from left to right, tab set (+), tab clear (-), clear all tabs (---), and margin release (double arrows).

11 cpi type slugs
11 cpi type slugs


Side view. Some kind of sticker was here in the past. The small round button by the platen knob is the carriage release.
Side view. Some kind of sticker was here in the past. The small round button by the platen knob is the carriage release.

Serial number plate, just in front of the left spool.
Serial number plate, just in front of the left spool.

Rear info plate. Made in France.
Rear info plate. Made in France.

Back of the carriage, with flip-out paper rest visible.
Back of the carriage, with flip-out paper rest visible.

Damaged carriage end-cap. Doesn't affect functionality but kills me to see it.
Damaged carriage end-cap. Doesn't affect functionality but kills me to see it.

Line spacing setting on top - 1, 1.5, and 2 lines. The lever can be pushed above the 1 setting to free the platen 's rotation from the ratchet. The metal lever beneath the carriage release button is used to set the margin.
Line spacing setting on top - 1, 1.5, and 2 lines. The lever can be pushed above the 1 setting to free the platen 's rotation from the ratchet. The metal lever beneath the carriage release button is used to set the margin.

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