Pictures of an Exhibition

Hermes Baby get-together

Sumiswald, Berne, Switzerland, 23rd May 2015.

We had 61 variants on display - a WORLD RECORD! (I suppose)

  

The Hermes Baby is 80!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

Yes, believe it! The ever young HERMES BABY is turning 80 these days! After presenting a preliminary HERMES BABY family tree (see last post), I am happy to show you a HERMES BABY of the first series. A fascinating artefact! And it types nicely.
You will notice from the other pictures that I patched up the main picture a bit by adding the second spool which is absent from the original - thanks Photoshop.

HERMES BABY #65165, manufactured by E. Paillard & Cie S.A., Yverdon, Switzerland, in 1935!

Hermes Baby pedigree

For a pedigree of Hermes Baby models, see here (16MB). [updated version 31st May 2015]
Thank you for comments and corrections.

Hermes Baby surface watching

Thank you for your encouraging comments under the last post. The ant continues to explore the surface of Hermes Baby #299715...

  
all taken with Canon EOS Mark ii, EFS 18-55 mm, using a reverse adapter.

Iris 207 type, ant's view

Just testing my new macro equipment. Iris type n° 207 from Hermes Baby 299715 (1943).

  

Rob's parade

Following up on last time's quiz, here is the Hermes Baby parade, covers off!

Montana #61305. T. Elster collection 2010. I borrowed this one.

  

Hermes Baby domino

Hello typospherians,

who is who? The popular Hermes Baby quiz.

These are all Hermes Baby / Hermes Baby clones, getting together for a sit-in on the Sommeregger typewriter foundation's couch. Who is who? Have your guess (from left to right).

The Baby Empire healed

It is a bit more than a year ago that we read Nick's account of the heart attack of his Baby Empire typewriter. Some time ago, I was happy to receive this nice machine from Nick and add it to my growing Hermes Baby + offshoot collection (secret revealed: I want to display all Hermes Baby variants next year in the Swiss collectors' meeting).

At first, I couldn't fix the main spring either. But today, inspired by the success of repairing the Empire featured in the last blog entry, I sat down and voilà! to my surprise and delight could revive the Baby's heart. So, greetings to Nick, the machine is finally back to glory! Long live typospherian solidarity!

Iris type number 207.

The Empire Baby, serial number 2574.