Tom Hanks Owned 'Hundreds' of Typewriters After Having …
Nov 14, 2019 · Tom Hanks told The New York Times in a new profile that he had been collecting typewriters since he was a teenager — and that they once numbered in the "hundreds."
Tom Hanks Is Obsessed With Typewriters (So He Wrote A Book About ... - NPR
Oct 16, 2017 · The actor's new collection of short fiction — his debut book as an author — is called Uncommon Type, and each story has something to do with the machine close to his heart.
Tom Hanks: Hollywood Star and Typewriter Enthusiast
Jul 17, 2019 · Discover Tom Hanks' deep passion for typewriters, from his vast collection to his appearances in typewriter-centric works and his very own HanxWriter App.
Celebrity Collections: Why Tom Hanks Collects Typewriters
Jun 21, 2018 · In the days of electronic mail and text messages, there’s a special quality to the physical letter and nobody knows this better than Tom Hanks. In fact he’s become quite the collector of typewriters. Read on to find out how Tom started collecting typewriters, what’s in his collection and where his passion has taken him.
'I knew it was Tom Hanks': Mystery packages arrive at typewriter …
May 12, 2023 · Hanks has amassed hundreds of typewriters in his own collection, though the current number following his recent surprise gifts is unclear.
See Tom Hanks's Legendary Typewriter Collection in an Art Show
Nov 8, 2024 · Typewriters from the storied collection of actor Tom Hanks will start the new year in Sag Harbor, as Barneys creative director, author, and Shelter Island resident Simon Doonan brings to life ...
Just His Type? Tom Hanks’s Mechanical Obsession
Jun 14, 2023 · Unlike my grandpa, Hanks does have genuine need of a word processor—and so he uses one. Excluding one story begun on a typewriter, Hanks’s short story collection, Uncommon Type, which features a typewriter in every story, sprang to life on a computer.
Tom Hanks just sent a typewriter to an Arlington shop. Here’s why.
Apr 5, 2023 · In a letter to Cambridge Typewriter, actor Tom Hanks explained that he was paring down his typewriter collection and was gifting the shop with a 1960s Olympia “to do with as you please.”
Tom Hanks visited a SE Portland typewriter shop, and added a …
May 21, 2023 · Hanks’ collection of typewriters stands about 200 strong, Valoppi said, and Hanks told him he uses every one. Hanks passed on some of the rarest items in Valoppi’s shop and opted for a more...
Tom Hanks gives vintage Underwood typewriter to Lacey NJ man
May 8, 2023 · Actor Tom Hanks is wild for typewriters, and he recently gave a 1934 Underwood from his collection to a Lacey typewriter repairman.