https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1t7ggls/techno_pica_typeface_hermes_3000/

Techno pica typeface on a Hermes 3000 with foundry marks "S" and "TP".

At 1:13:45 into the documentary Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (Magnolia Pictures, 2015), William F. Buckley is pictured using what appears to be a Hermes 3000 typewriter.

i got a hermes 3000

Sarah treated the internal felt of her typewriter by spraying it down with white distilled vinegar. This kills any living molds, etc. Vodka is also good for removing scents on typewriters (and vintage bags).

The variable line spacer is inside the platen of a Hermes 3000.

The carriage of the H3K comes off with the removal of two bolts.

For rust removal Sarah starts with a wire brush then does PB Blaster for more.

Replace rusted springs.

Fingernail polish for a H3K:<br /> - Sally Hansen Insta-Dry line "Time is Money" (discontinued?) - Expressie Essie quick dry "In the Modem" (closest in her opinion) - Sinful Colors Eucalypta - Blank Beauty (color match to Hermes Ambassador) - Orly (meh, too green)

The case doesn't remove intuitively.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163295279244678/ via Ambrus László

https://www.amazon.com/Food-Thought-Ruminations-Alton-Brown/dp/1668064219/

https://typecast.munk.org/2016/06/15/stephen-colberts-typewriter-alton-brown/

https://theantikeychop.tumblr.com/post/32045053525/alton-brown-and-his-beloved-hermes-3000

via https://www.facebook.com/altonbrown/posts/behold-the-sublime-hermes-3000-still-my-favorite-writing-device/1150346998328240/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/typewritermaintenance/posts/4083165991920819/

Kenneth Alexander begins tearing down a Hermes 3000 typewriter for servicing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kdjy9u/anyone_have_internal_pictures_of_the_hermes_3000/

https://www.thingiverse.com/etkaar/collections/43102335/things

reply to u/bethcano at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1j3z646/whats_a_fair_price_these_days_for_a_hermes_3000/

In the US I've been seeing them go for around $250 based only on photos without any additional information about whether they work or other condition.

Platforms like eBay and ShopGoodwill.com will allow you to search for actual sales (see the advanced settings) and this will give you a much better picture of what the prices are versus people listing them for several hundred more (usually to match the prices of professional shops that are listing theirs in cleaned, oiled, and adjusted condition). (Remember when shopping: Condition is king!)

See:

• https://shopgoodwill.com/categories/listing?st=hermes%20typewriter&sg=&c=&s=&lp=0&hp=999999&sbn=&spo=false&snpo=false&socs=false&sd=false&sca=true&caed=3%2F5%2F2025&cadb=90&scs=false&sis=false&col=1&p=1&ps=40&desc=false&ss=0&UseBuyerPrefs=true&sus=true&cln=1&catIds=&pn=&wc=false&mci=false&hmt=false&layout=grid&ihp=
• https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=hermes+3000+typewriter&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

Keep in mind that prices may be dramatically different in your country based on how ubiquitous they were when they were originally manufactured.

Expect to add $150-200+ for script or rarer typefaces, and another \~$150 if the platen has been recovered.

$550 would not be uncommon if purchasing a pica or elite Hermes 3000 with a standard typeface in generally good cosmetic shape that's been professionally cleaned, oiled, and adjusted by a shop.

The Hermes 3000 repair manual has a really good section on type alignment including tools, according to Joe Van Cleave. (9:17)

I see a Hermes 3000 typewriter on the shelf behind AOC here. The true "Green New Deal"!

ᔥ[[BonchBomber]] in Spotted on AOC’s shelf : r/typewriters

If the "Hanks Effect" was really so prominent, then we should see the commensurate rise in price of 5 Series Smith Coronas and particularly the Clipper and the Silent which he's also mentioned several times. In fact, he's said these would be the typewriter he'd keep if he had to get rid of all others. Given this fact, it has to be, in part, a variety of other factors which inflates the prices.

Personally I think that it's a combination of the fact that they were manufactured at the peak of typewriter use and manufacturing and before companies began using more plastic and cheaper manufacturing methods, but were also done in a later timeperiod when exterior design and color were on the rise as a differentiator in the marketplace. Quality, form, and function become part of a trifecta which drive desire and collectability.

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