Hermes Baby Rocket Manual Typewriter ready to type ! Seafoam Green F*S

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Professionally refurbished - cleaned, serviced, and adjusted to factory specs - Here is the only psychiatrist you will ever need, this typewriter is a Hermes Baby portable from 1958 that puts you right in touch with literary history -- Boris Pasternak wrote Doctor Zhivago on a Hermes baby! This is such a cool machine, Swiss-made with nicely rounded corners and a nifty lid that snaps down over the machine onto a base upon which the typewriter sits. This machine is ready to type, it has been cleaned, serviced and adjusted to factory specs. The feed rollers have been cleaned or replaced as necessary and any worn or damaged parts were repaired or replaced. The typewriter body has 100% original color from the factory and the machine has been thoroughly tested. A brand new black cotton ribbon installed is freshly installed. All this work guarantees you years of trouble-free operation. The case is in very good condition with only a few scuffs and scrapes and dings. It has lost most of the paint on the bottom where it sits down. The machine inside has been lovingly used but not abused - it is an exceptionally clean workhorse that is ready to serve another 60 years of duty. The Serial number for this machine is #5750620 and the rear reads "Fabrique En Suisse". Printed on the back of the typewriter.... Hermes, Made In Switzerland, by Paillard s.a. Yverdon. Serial no. 5750620