1950 Hermes 2000 #2009633

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
Created: 07-23-2026 at 12:34PM
Last Edit: 07-23-2026 at 12:52PM

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This is my beautiful Hermes 2000 from 1950. I got it in a small town close to the Dutch border for just €5 on our way to our summer holiday in The Netherlands in 2023.

I got 2 Hermes Babies, this is the only other Hermes typewriter in my collection. It has a different feel to it than the Babies. Pleasant typing action and carriage movement, nice size. I always wanted a Hermes typer with round keys and I have to say that they are gorgeous but I prefer the dice shaped keys from my two Babies - maybe I’m just used to them.

It’s in great working condition. The left platen knob must have been damaged as it was replaced with a mint green platen knob of the later 50s.

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Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)

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I'm a typewriter collector from the West of Germany (living in Wuppertal) and I am interested in various kinds of brands and types from pre- and post-WW2, particularly focusing on Seidel & Naumann (Ideal & Erika), Triumph-Adler and Smith-Corona (my favourite brand!), although I own some other brands and am looking at some others (Underwood, Remington). I particularly like portables, my favourite pre-WW2 typewriter being the Erika 5 and my favourite post-WW2 typewriter being my Smith-Corona Silent-Super. However, I most often turn to my Hermes Baby from the 1950s when travelling.

I got into this mess (i.e. collecting typewriters) when I got an Ideal DZ33 in mid-2020. It arrived damaged, which made me sad. To cheer me up I got an Erika 5 after that and then I couldn’t stop. As of July 2026 I own 30 complete typewriters, 1 in parts (an Oliver) and gave away 3 typewriters.