Typewriter Talk / Hermes 10 Electric - In Coming...

**Posted by Pete E.** 18-11-2022 13:47:51

If anyone is willing to spend $ 200 on an advertised "parts machine"...one is running on eBay.

It powers on and cosmetically it looks nice. Might just need a pair of new O-ring belts...

I guess the Dirty Harry question would be..." Do you feel luck, punk ? "

Belts are easy to get from McMaster Carr...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275543813751?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3Db1b17bdffb3c40929769f81d1a36bdb5%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D275543813751%26itm%3D275543813751%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2351460%26brand%3DHERM%C8S&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042

**Posted by Uwe** 18-11-2022 15:48:57

$200? And likely USD at that. That's four times what I'll normally pay for a decent-condition machine! In fact, I just grabbed a nice Commodore - one based on a Consul and haven't seen before - and an Underwood 320 (Olivetti Lettera 31) for $70 CAD. It's more than I wanted to pay, but I really wanted to get a closer look at that Commodore.

**Posted by Pete E.** 18-11-2022 17:15:14

Couple of shops here in the USA had some nice Hermes 10 machines with asking prices of $ 685 USD and $ 650 USD. Both seem to have sold (for something) as they are no longer on their web sites. They were both for sale for around a year or so. They were shop-owned machines and not consignment pieces, IIRC.

I paid $ 200 for mine...but it was working and the seller had a return-allowed policy. It just needed a bit of a cleaning and new o-ring belts and ribbon.

**Posted by Cybill** 13-1-2025 00:28:18

Is the Hermes 10 body plastic?

I've been cycling through some electrics [Olympia SGE 35, SCM Electra 120 & Penncrest, Olivetti Praxis 48, and Olympia Report de Luxe] and have been surprised how many of them have plastic cases/bodies considering their weight. I enjoyed typing on the Praxis 48, but the whole machine feels squishy because of the plastic case. Same with the Report de Luxe. So far only the SGE 35 and Penncrest feel solid and don't deform when you handle them.

**Posted by Pete E.** 23-6-2025 20:58:09

Hi Cybil,

Sorry to have missed your question in your posting...

Yes...the Hermes 10 electric has hard/thick plastic cowlings. Because of the hardness and the thickness, the Hermes 10 does not flex like many lighter plastic electrics do.
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