1972 Hermes 3000 Portable Typewriter. Director Pica Special typeface - 10 CPI. Director Special has a typeface that is Elite size with Pica spacing. Pale green body/shell. Type slugs are imprinted with “SDP”.  Includes a copy of the Hermes 3000 instruction booklet. The original platen rubber has some hardening but is still in fair condition.  Paper feed rollers are in good condition and feeds as it should. It is in very good working condition and very good cosmetic condition (see photos)!  Only some very minor blemishes and minor repairs to left platen/carriage plastic cover and the spacebar damper strip (see photos). The case is in very good condition. All latches all work as they should but need to be double-checked before lifting the case by the handle. Case/typewriter foot strips have hardened so I have included a typing mat. Replaced the typewriter chassis-to-base rubber grommets for each hold down screw.

Typewriter has been meticulously cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. It is super clean, and I would guess that everything operates as smooth as it did when it was born. New black ribbon installed. All operations have been tested and are in very good order.

Like the other Hermes I have listed, this is an amazing and beautiful typing machine ready to display and use for many years to come. 

I have refurbished many typewriters over the years and take great care to bring great typewriters back to ready to use working condition. I carefully pack each typewriter.

Details on meticulously cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. Every typewriter I list gets at least this treatment. Usually takes a minimum of three hours per machine.
- body exterior and interior cleaned of dust, debris, and dirt
- interior chassis cleaned of dust, debris and dirt.  
- moving parts checked for proper operation and lubricated/adjusted as needed
- carriage rails cleaned and lubricated
- platen and platen knobs cleaned 
- keyboard keytops cleaned as well as the arms
- key slugs cleaned as well as each of the arms of the key slugs
- ribbon selector and ribbon spool operation inspected, cleaned and lubricated/adjusted as needed
- alignment of lettering upper and lower case checked and adjusted as needed
- uppercase shift lock checked and adjusted as needed
- backspace, margin release and tab checked and adjusted if needed
- line spacing checked
- paper tray, paper feed rollers, and paper feeding and release checked
- end of margin bell operation checked
- case cleaned inside and out, hinges and closing mechanism checked
- typewriter is given a check of operations prior to packaging for shipment