The Hermes Baby Typewriter was the most popular typewriter of the yore due to its compact and light designing, an eclectic range of features and portability. Students, typists, reporters, journalists, novelists and travel journalists were amongst the top buyers. Impeccable Swiss craftsmanship lent them a credibility that could never be bought, making their design akin to modern day laptops. The company that originally designed and manufactured the Hermes typewriter was E.Paillard & Company, a family firm founded by Moise Paillard in 1814. E. Paillard & Co. beganwith designing and manufacturing some of the world's finest watch movements and musicbox mechanisms.The Hermes Baby Typewriter was one of the most successful machines from E. Paillard &Company in the late 1930's and early 1940's. Also known as the Hermes Baby Jubilee, it isconsidered by many to be the "Mini Cooper" of typewriters. Designed by famed Italiandesigner Giuseppe Presioso, the beautiful lines of the Hermes Baby changed typewriterdesign forever. The Baby was reputed to be the typewriter of choice for Ernest Hemingway.The Hermes Baby was also manufactured under the names Empire Baby, Empire Junior, andBaby De Luxe Model in the United Kingdom, the Ala in Italy, and the M.K. Mala in Poland.This lot is in good condition.