1973 Hermes Precisa 17 #7221043
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Laurenz van Gaalen (Laurenz)
Created: 06-30-2025 at 10:43AM
Last Edit: 06-30-2025 at 10:44AM
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Description:
Rebranded Hermes Media 3.
Orgaplan was founded in 1968 by 18 independent office machine companies in order to join their activities and to be able to buy in bulk. There’s only one typewriter mentioned in the ads I could find. It was called the “Settler” and was produced in Czechoslovakia. Online I stumbled upon two other Orgaplan typewriters: a Maritsa and a Messa/ABC.
The ads at the bottom were published in the Dutch newspapers “De Volkskrant” of November 23, 1968 and “De Telegraaf” of November 26, 1968.
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Hunter: Laurenz van Gaalen (Laurenz)
Laurenz van Gaalen's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 2329
I live in The Netherlands.
Most common typewriter brands over here are Triumph/Adler, Olympia, Erika, Olivetti, Remington and Brother.
I collect and restore typewriters to learn about their design and to write with them.
laurenz@planet.nl
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