Comments on: Hermes Rocket (1940s)

By: Карл Маркс

Карл Маркс — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:49:40 +0000

In reply to Taylor. M14, uses the NATO round, Heavy, 10x better than the M16, a piece of junk. All for death, terrible inventions. Typewriters are much better.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 02:34:37 +0000

I have a Baby with the exact color scheme and keyboard (including two foreign currencies), but it has a paper holder. The universal bar makes this a tricky machine to use. The keys on the farthest edges of the keyboard require a disproportionate amount of force to make clear impressions with. I wrote a 3500 word short story on mine and it took quite a while.

Mine was purchased from an estate liquidation business. I found a homemade ID tag inside, a man from the 1st Cavalry Division!

Rugged? Yes, but not the ideal machine for long-term use.

And just a minor point of interest, M4 carbines were not used in WWII. M1 Carbines were, but the M4 wasn’t introduced until 1995ish.

By: Brenda Almeida

Brenda Almeida — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:59:10 +0000

Thank you, I’ll check that out.

By: Daniel Marleau

Daniel Marleau — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:48:10 +0000

In reply to Brenda Almeida. Check out eBay or Etsy and see what they're going for. Much depends on condition. A one in extra clean condition can fetch $200-250.

By: Brenda Almeida

Brenda Almeida — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:22:26 +0000

I have the Hermes Rocket typewriter, any idea what they are worth?

By: Andrew Kerensky

Andrew Kerensky — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:50:20 +0000

Great review, thanks for taking the time to share this. Very informative.