Hermes 3000

	Hermes 3000, first style, starting in 1958. Portable typewriter. Produced by Paillard S.A. Started in 1958.
	Hermes 3000, second style, starting late 1960s.
	Hermes 3000, third style, starting in 1971.
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Paillard S.A., Yverdon

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Hermes 3000, n° 3109005 (1962)

click to download the Hermes 3000 / Media manual

The Hermes 3000's design changed several times over the years, starting with the classy rounder shape at first production in 1958 (various sources on the internet). Our machine is from that time. In the late 1960s, a new design was introduced (source: mrmartinweb.com), with at least two slight variations yet again in the 1970s and 1980s (see mrtypwriter.tripod.com for details & pictures). Read more on Hermes typewriters on Will Davis' site.

typewriter ribbon tin

Stil 1958 - 1958 style


Hermes 3000, serial number 3026226. Made by Paillard SA, Yverdon, Switzerland.	Hermes 3000, serial number 3026226


Hermes 3000, serial number 3026226. Made by Paillard SA, Yverdon, Switzerland.	Hermes 3000 writing sample (serial number 3026226)


The Australian "Miss World" Tania Verstak on Hermes 3000. Source: ACV PP 680 / 15.	A Hermes 3000 adapted as RUF for the RUF book-keeping system. sn 3352536 (1966/67). © N. Nitsche

Späte 1960er Jahre - late 1960s style


Hermes 3000, serial number 3570654. "Made in Switzerland by Paillard S.A., Yverdon"	Hermes 3000, serial number 3570654.


Hermes 3000, serial number 3570654.	Hermes 3000, serial number 3570654.


Japy P. 90, n° 7.011.182, courtesy of M.C. Elster, www.plustype.de	Japy P. 89, n° 7.139.525, courtesy of M.C. Elster, www.plustype.de

Stil 1971 - 1971 style


from a Hermes 3000 manual	download the manual / die Bedienungsleitung als pdf


Hermes 3000, serial number 7230694. "A Paillard product".	Hermes 3000, serial number 7230694.


Hermes 3000, serial number 7230694. "A Paillard product".	Hermes 3000, serial number 7230694.


Japy P. 90, n° 7.011.182, courtesy of M.C. Elster, www.plustype.de	Japy P. 89, n° 7.139.525, courtesy of M.C. Elster, www.plustype.de

Quellen / sources:

(1) Robert Walter KUNZMANN, Hundert Jahre Schreibmaschinen im Büro. Geschichte des maschinellen Schreibens, Merkur Verlag Rinteln, 1979, p. 164.

(2) Schreibmaschinen Seriennummern Datenbank, http://www.tw-db.com (visited 14.2.2010)

Siehe auch: Leonhard DINGWERTH, Die Geschichte der deutschen Schreibmaschinenfabriken, BoD - Books on Demand, 2008

created 2010-02-14, last update 2011-01-23