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Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
Hi Folks,
Tried searching for any info on the mighty Hermes 9, and found next to nothing. Does anybody own one? Could they share their impressionns? 
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Re: Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
Hi Paul
I think you'll find that the Hermes-9, although being a super machine, takes up a lot of desk space and is not very easily portable. It is for this reason that many standard or office typewriters don't get the attention they deserve from collectors and often users. If you had only one typewriter and it was a Hermes-9, you would probably use it every day. Just my thoughts
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- Pete E.
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Re: Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
I would snatch one up if I ran across one.
BTW...that fellow in the video sure could use a proper table. Seems like his plywood table top is just bouncing around when typing on the Hermes 9
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Re: Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
Yep...he sent me a photo of his home...
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Re: Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
Looks like it tipped over from the weight of standard typewriters on the starboard side.
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Re: Why so little love for the Hermes 9?
Hahahahahaha
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