Hermes 3000 Portable Typewriter

Made by Paillard S.A.c. 1960Los Angeles, California

A Hermes 3000 — the Swiss portable with the sea-green crinkle finish and snapping precision that writers fetishize. The collector counts Hermes among the marques in his assortment (NPR interview on the collection).

Provenance

c. 1960

Manufactured by Paillard, Yverdon

attributed

2017

Hermes machines documented in the collection (NPR)

confirmed

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Tom Hanks

Los Angeles, California

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryIndustrial Design

MaterialsAluminum body, crinkle enamel, Swiss escapement

Dimensions32 × 30 × 12 cm

ConditionOperational; excellent cosmetics

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 85/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (c. 1960). Hermes 3000 Portable Typewriter [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1960-007032.