My 1965 Hermes 3000
- Serial Number
- 3285571
- Year of Manufacture
- 1965
- Origin
- Yverdon, Switzerland
- Typeface
- Elite
- Weight
- 7.46kg
- Dimensions
- 352 x 352 x 143mm
- Writing Line
- 242mm (9.5”)
- Max Paper Width
- 248mm (9.76”)
- Number of Parts
- 1,400
- Colour
- Seafoam Green
- Serial Number Range
- 3279000-3336000 [TWDB]
- Units Produced in Series
- 20,133 [TWDB]
History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| November 27th, 2023 | Serviced by Willowcreek Typewriters Work included cleaning, adjustments, verification of functions, including carriage return, line advancement, escapement, ribbon control mechanisms, typebars and shift mechanism, bell, line lock, tabs and margins. Also cleand plastic guides (card holder) |
| September 6th, 2023 | I purchased it on eBay It was located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and shipped to Toronto, Canada The seller acquired it through an unnamed estate sale in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| February 22nd, 1974 | Install Platen by “AF” Holladay Office Machines Inc. 1275 Mission Street San Francisco, California United States of America 626-6324 [see sticker on front panel] |
Notable Details
There is a sticker on the back which reads…
Distributed in U.S.A. by
Paillard Incorporated
1900 Lower Road
Linden, New Jersey
United States of America
[see sticker on back]
Holladay Office Machines, Inc. — 1275 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
- Circa 1960’s
The Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections has some interesting examples of stationery from Holladay Office Machines in the 1960s.
Holladay Office Machines Inc.
1275 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103
United States of America
tel. 626-6324
- Pre-2016 Renovation
- This Zillow listing shows what the building looked like before the renovations in 2016.
- Present Day
- In 2016, Studio BBA completed renovation on the 9,000-square-foot property. It looks great!