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My early Hermes Baby (visible ribbon spool type) is missing the two screws at the rear that both help hold the machine on to its base and locate the lid when putting it on. These screws have a threaded part, then an unthreaded part, then a slotted cylindrical head which fits into holes in the metal lid.
Anybody know where I could find replacement or equivalent screws?
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Hi Paul
Those are effectively extra tall cheese-head screws, I have an Empire Baby S/N-7434 with the same setup. I don't know about the Hermes Baby, but the screws on the Empire are secured to the back of the body with nuts. A pair of modified Mecanno screws and nuts may be a possible solution. Tom The Typewriter Man would be your best bet for sourcing replacement or similar screws. Hope this points you in the right direction,
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Thanks. After measuring one of the remaining screws I've ordered two M3 x 16mm cheese head screws on eBay. I'll report back on whether they work.