Hermès - Typewriter - 1930-1940, 1940-1950
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Five metal black items from the Netherlands Indies (Batavia and New Guinea), dating to roughly 1930–1950, including a Hermes 2000 typewriter and wetboeken, in working order but in reasonable, heavily used condition with possible missing small parts.
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Title
Dutch-Indonesian legal officer collection (Batavia 1933–1957) – Hermes 2000 typewriter + law books + police manual + school atlas – family Claase
Description:
Special historical collection from the Dutch East Indies, directly from the estate of Thomas Claase.
Born in Tegal, 1871 – worked at a court in Batavia before 1942.
This set provides a complete picture of the life and work of an Indian administrative/legal officer.
Pre-war legal system (Batavia)
Japanese occupation: forced labor on the Burma railway.
flight and relocation to New Guinea
Repatriation to the Netherlands in 1957
The collection consists of:
1. Hermes 2000 typewriter – early edition circa 1936
Serial number 56728, original service model in carrying case.
Widely used, complete, and authentic.
2. Criminal Code for the Dutch East Indies – W.J.M. Plate – 1933 Batavia/Bandung, N.V. Visser & Co.
With Indian police stamp → proof of service use
3. Handbook for Police Officers – Dekker & Smith – Soekaboemi. Second fully revised edition, loose-leaf publication, Part III. Specifically for West Java, rarely preserved.
4. Codes, Laws & Regulations of Indonesia – Engelbrecht – 1950 Transition period after sovereignty transfer. Back cover missing but content complete.
Bos-Niermeyer School Atlas of the Entire Earth
Indian edition J.B. Wolters – Groningen/Djakarta
Including separate register book.
Used by the daughter of the Claase family during the last Indian years in Hollandia, New Guinea.
Condition
Used service state with wear appropriate to age and historical use. Books complete and easy to read. Typewriter not tested. See photos for an exact impression.
Origin (provenance)
Family Claase – directly from inheritance.
Documents the story of a Dutch-Indonesian judge and his family during the colonial period, war, and repatriation.
Unique to this set
Complete work and family life in one collection
Indian police and court context rarely occur together.
Burma railway line survival historically relevant.
museum-appropriate coherence
Title
Dutch-Indonesian legal officer collection (Batavia 1933–1957) – Hermes 2000 typewriter + law books + police manual + school atlas – family Claase
Description:
Special historical collection from the Dutch East Indies, directly from the estate of Thomas Claase.
Born in Tegal, 1871 – worked at a court in Batavia before 1942.
This set provides a complete picture of the life and work of an Indian administrative/legal officer.
Pre-war legal system (Batavia)
Japanese occupation: forced labor on the Burma railway.
flight and relocation to New Guinea
Repatriation to the Netherlands in 1957
The collection consists of:
1. Hermes 2000 typewriter – early edition circa 1936
Serial number 56728, original service model in carrying case.
Widely used, complete, and authentic.
2. Criminal Code for the Dutch East Indies – W.J.M. Plate – 1933 Batavia/Bandung, N.V. Visser & Co.
With Indian police stamp → proof of service use
3. Handbook for Police Officers – Dekker & Smith – Soekaboemi. Second fully revised edition, loose-leaf publication, Part III. Specifically for West Java, rarely preserved.
4. Codes, Laws & Regulations of Indonesia – Engelbrecht – 1950 Transition period after sovereignty transfer. Back cover missing but content complete.
Bos-Niermeyer School Atlas of the Entire Earth
Indian edition J.B. Wolters – Groningen/Djakarta
Including separate register book.
Used by the daughter of the Claase family during the last Indian years in Hollandia, New Guinea.
Condition
Used service state with wear appropriate to age and historical use. Books complete and easy to read. Typewriter not tested. See photos for an exact impression.
Origin (provenance)
Family Claase – directly from inheritance.
Documents the story of a Dutch-Indonesian judge and his family during the colonial period, war, and repatriation.
Unique to this set
Complete work and family life in one collection
Indian police and court context rarely occur together.
Burma railway line survival historically relevant.
museum-appropriate coherence
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Nederlands Indie; Jakarta en Nieuw Guinea
Title additional information
Legal codes, atlas
No. of items
5
Country of Origin
Indonesia
Material
Metal
Manufacturer/ Brand
Hermès
Colour
Black
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
25 cm
Width
40 cm
Depth
35 cm
In Working Order
Yes
Verification Marks
No
Estimated Period
1930-1940, 1940-1950
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