Hermes 3000

Wal-Mart pocket notebook find for fountain pens

I found these notebooks during a recent visit to Wal-Mart.  I think they were 97 cents for a shrink wrapped pack of 3.  Much more economical than others, and with these I do not care if I see what I wrote on the back of the page.  They do not bleed nor feather.  So for the price I do not mind only being able to use one side of the page.  Can't say the same for my Moleskine.

 

I only have pens with fine or medium nibs so I could not test a broad nib.

The paper is not a smooth as some of my other notebooks, but none of the nibs stubbed or scratched.  There is a bit of friction though with the paper in these books and that resistance can be felt while writing.  There were not tell-tale signs of ink on the next clean page.

Royal Custom-III

I have been searching for information on the Royal Custom-III I bought at a rummage sale yesterday.  I found 2 references to the Custom-III both with white fronts and nearly identical to the Safari, and I found one reference to a Safari with a black front (forgot to mark the link).   There are a few on Ebay shown as Safari Custom-II with black fronts of a slightly different style (of black front) even among the same model.

Model and serial number are not in the typewriter serial number database either.

Does anyone know the history of the Royal Custom-III?  Best I can find is that it is a 1970s something machine since it has the Litton Industries trademark on it.