APre WW2 1939 Serial Baby Empire De-Luxe Typewriter under license from Hermes with original Case

A 1939 BABY EMPIRE DE-LUXE TYPEWRITER, MADE IN ENGLAND BY BRITISH TYPEWRITERS LTD. UNDER LICENSE FROM HERMES, COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL HANDLED CASE. IT HAS A SERIAL NO OF 25321 WHICH DATES IT TO 1939 ACCORDING TO THEIR DATABASE.

ONCE UPON A TIME, IN A WORLD WITHOUT COMPUTERS AND KEYBOARDS, THERE WAS A DEVICE THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR THOUGHTS DOWN ON PAPER. THAT DEVICE WAS CALLED A TYPEWRITER, AND ONE BRAND STOOD OUT ABOVE THE REST: THE BABY EMPIRE HERMES TYPEWRITERS.
 
THIS EXCEPTIONAL BABY EMPIRE DE-LUXE TYPEWRITER IS A HERMES BABY CLONE, CHERISHED FOR ITS PORTABILITY AND DESIGN. ITS FEATURES INCLUDE A GREY FINISH, RED BACKSPACE KEY, RED MARGIN RELEASE KEY,AND A BELL THAT DINGS AT THE END OF A LINE IN A SPECIAL WAY.
 
THIS PORTABLE VINTAGE TYPEWRITER, RENOWNED FOR ITS LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE, IS A COLLECTOR'S DREAM AND A PIECE OF PRE-WWII HISTORY. PERFECT FOR COLLECTORS, 1940 SREENACTORS, OR AS A RETRO DECOR STATEMENT, THIS TYPEWRITER COMBINES HISTORICAL CHARM WITH SLEEK, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.

SIZE: 26CM WIDE 29CM DEEP
 
CONDITION: ORIGINAL CASE HAS SOME WEAR BUT LEATHER HANDLE IN TACT. NEEDS A NEW LINT AND SOME KEYS ARE STIFF BUT IT IS STILL WORKING. IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
HERMES TYPEWRITERS:
Hermes Typewriters have a rich history dating back to 1887 when they were first introduced by the Swiss company Paillard & Co. At the time, typewriters were still a new technology, and Hermes quickly became known for their high-quality machines.
The first Hermes Typewriters were made in Switzerland and were designed to be compact and portable. They quickly gained a reputation for being reliable and easy to use, and people all over Europe began to take notice.
Over the years, Hermes Typewriters continued to innovate and evolve. They moved their production to France, where they continued to make improvements to their designs. In the 1920s, they introduced the Hermes Baby, a small and lightweight typewriter that quickly became popular with writers and journalists.
The Hermes Baby was designed to be both portable and functional, with a unique curved keyboard that made it easier to type quickly and accurately. It quickly became a favorite of famous writers like Ernest Hemingway, who famously said, "I love my Hermes Baby."
 
BRITISH EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS:
Empire / Aristocrat portables are Hermes Baby clones, made in England under a license agreement. The manufacturerwas British Typewriters Ltd. in West Bromwich, England.
The first version of the Hermes Baby was produced as Empire portable from 1936 to 1948, with a hiatus between 1940 and 1945,  when bombing of the factory and the subsequent war effort of British Typewriters Ltd. stalled production.  Name variants are The Baby Empire, Empire. Service Model, Baby Empire de luxe . Production resumed in 1946.
Only in 1948 British Typewrites Ltd. started to produce the second Hermes Baby model with its characteristic gull-wings, and which had been in production in Switzerland since 1940 (Jubileemodel). The post-war production would be marketed under the name of Empire Aristocrat .
In 1958, British Typewriters Ltd. was taken over by Smith-Corona Marchant . Production of the Empire portable continued for some time under the new owners, but was phased out in 1960, thus ending the production of the Hermes Baby in England in its 25thyear.
 
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