![]() Its major innovations was the design and shapes over the years. It was mostly filled with eraser dust, a bit stiff at the inner joints, and the bell didn’t catch. The Hermes 3000 was one of the most durable manual portable typewriter ever made. ![]() For now.)Īnyway, it’s more than time to simply write. With that, and some recent repairs and tweaks to already beloved machines, I have a sense that my typewriter collection is full. The surprise, unasked for was all the more pleasant. I love that the Hermes was stumbled upon as a moment of respite from the chaos of Covid. It takes me right back to the feel of the keys on an electric typewriter I used as a teenager in the early 80s for Dorothea Brande’s version of Morning Pages.įor the life of us, neither my mother nor I can remember what model that office caste-off typewriter was (or indeed what happened to it), but the chunky-keyed, smooth as heck Hermes whisks me away to early morning writing sessions at my childhood desk in Norwich, England, and I am smitten. It’s out, ready to use almost daily, or on a nearby shelf in the studio, and I’m surprised just how much I like this unlooked for Swiss machine. It is now one of my top three go-to machines and types as good as new. A pre-1960s Erika is another dopamine fix. What’s more, it’s the type of typewriter that gets the juices going. ![]() I have a Hermes 3000 typewriter with Pica font. I’ve gone through stacks of typewriters over the years, yet the Hermes 3000 is one of the few that left a distinct impression in how it felt, worked and sounded. And now, the Hermes Typewriter font faces offered to customers in 1964: Updated: Novem11:23 am. The price was so reasonable-two bags of Trader Joe’s groceries, my variable for most measurements of dollars-that I sprung for a re-covered platen and a tune up over at Cambridge Typewriter. That’s how long it has been since I reviewed the 3000. I went, cash in hand, mask on face, and it was a beauty, scarcely a scratch on its minty green paint. Surprisingly it had been listed for five days already and now the price was discounted. It looked to be in great shape-margin ribbon indicators still sprung, platen knobs both there and uncracked. The Hermes 3000 is widely regarded as one of the finest portable typewriters in the world. One of the most popular typewriters among writers and decorators, this adorable, Swiss-made Hermes 3000 comes in a beautiful seafoam green, complete with. I was just fine without one.īut deals can be found and when a 1970 Hermes 3000 popped up locally on Facebook Marketplace, I was intrigued. Since Tom Hanks declared his love for the Hermes, demand has been high and the prices higher. I did not expect to jump on the Hermes typewriter bandwagon.
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