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1943 Hermes Baby Serial # 28684 1943 Hermes Baby typewriter, Serial # 28684 Suzanne LaPierre's 1943 Hermes Baby typewriter. 2025-04-17 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Suzanne LaPierre: 1943 Hermes Baby Serial # 28684 Purchased from a 2nd hand store not far from Ocean City, MD. This is the marbled gray finish only made in 1942 and 1943.

1943 Hermes Baby #28684

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 04-13-2025 at 04:56PM
Last Edit: 04-17-2025 at 09:47AM

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Purchased from a 2nd hand store not far from Ocean City, MD. This is the marbled gray finish only made in 1942 and 1943.

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Side view, Closer look at finish.
Side view, Closer look at finish.

This is the keyboard after I filled in some missing paint on the "E," "3," "*/-" and some other characters using a paint pen.
This is the keyboard after I filled in some missing paint on the "E," "3," "*/-" and some other characters using a paint pen.

Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)

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I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). If I'm working on a book or article for publication, I'm on a computer. However, I use my typewriters to create poems, type-doodles, art, and to write snail mail letters. I find the tactile nature of typing on a manual machine soothing and joyful. Each typewriter seems to have a soul and a story. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.


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