198X Hermes 45 #2636139
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Nick Bodemer (texbodemer)
Created: 06-29-2023 at 10:24AM
Last Edit: 06-29-2023 at 10:25AM
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Description:
Essentially a rebadged Olivetti Linea 98 made during Olivetti's ownership of Hermes Precisa. The badge indicating the factory is missing.
This typewriter once belonged to American Marine Bank, a Bainbridge Island based bank that got shut down by the DFI, and merged into Columbia Bank. As a result, it has an FDIC tag in it. This machine was used at the main office, and transferred to the Village branch in 1993.
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Hunter: Nick Bodemer (texbodemer)
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I love collecting and researching portable typewriters. Author of Portable Typewriters, Boxing the Space Needle, and Mid--Century Portable Typewriter Spotter's Guide. I especially enjoy mid-century portables, and those that need a little love. Member of the Lake City Lions since 2014.
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