Vintage 1960s Hermes 3000 Typewriter Seafoam Green European Version Switzerland
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:51907386 | Brand: HERMÈS |
| Material: Steel | Year: 1960 |
| Featured Refinements: Hermes 3000 | Features: Portable, With Case |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland |
Vintage 1960s Hermes 3000 Typewriter Seafoam Green European Version Switzerland. Condition is "Used". Shipped with UPS Ground.
The Hermes 3000 was first introduced in 1958 and was an instance success. It was one of the most sophisticated manual portable typewriters ever made. Its major innovations included the world's first lightning margins (visible in front of the sheet of paper), a control board grouping all the service keys, and intergrated base plate and cover to facilitate... handling and carrying.
The Hermes 3000 is regarded by many to be one of the finest portable typewriters in the world, the most advanced manual made and also one of the most sought after due to its reliability and clarity of type. Many writers often preferred the Hermes typewriters to others because of the quality pages they produce.
This Hermes 3000 up for auction has been in our family for a few generations and was used very gently and maintained to the highest standards. It comes with the original booklet "How to use your Hermes portable" and it has all the pages intact, with no marks or stains and no rips or tears. For a booklet more than 60 years old there is less than normal wear for one who has taken excellent care of their Hermes 3000. This Hermes also has the original brushes clipped into the roof of the casing. The keys are a shade of ivory and all the mechanisms seem to be functioning normally. The typewriter has seen barely any use since someone snuck a computer onto the premesis.
If, in the future, you need to have this typewriter serviced might I suggesr Typewriter TECHS. You can google them and follow the prompts.
Other well known celebraties who have used the Hermes 3000 include: Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, John Steinbeck, Tom Hanks, Matt Groening and, of course, many others.
Good luck on your bidding. There will be a reserve.
The Hermes 3000 was first introduced in 1958 and was an instance success. It was one of the most sophisticated manual portable typewriters ever made. Its major innovations included the world's first lightning margins (visible in front of the sheet of paper), a control board grouping all the service keys, and intergrated base plate and cover to facilitate... handling and carrying.
The Hermes 3000 is regarded by many to be one of the finest portable typewriters in the world, the most advanced manual made and also one of the most sought after due to its reliability and clarity of type. Many writers often preferred the Hermes typewriters to others because of the quality pages they produce.
This Hermes 3000 up for auction has been in our family for a few generations and was used very gently and maintained to the highest standards. It comes with the original booklet "How to use your Hermes portable" and it has all the pages intact, with no marks or stains and no rips or tears. For a booklet more than 60 years old there is less than normal wear for one who has taken excellent care of their Hermes 3000. This Hermes also has the original brushes clipped into the roof of the casing. The keys are a shade of ivory and all the mechanisms seem to be functioning normally. The typewriter has seen barely any use since someone snuck a computer onto the premesis.
If, in the future, you need to have this typewriter serviced might I suggesr Typewriter TECHS. You can google them and follow the prompts.
Other well known celebraties who have used the Hermes 3000 include: Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, John Steinbeck, Tom Hanks, Matt Groening and, of course, many others.
Good luck on your bidding. There will be a reserve.
