This machine has a very nice steel and glass keyboard. The graphics are very clear and easy to read. It is in very nice condition with no cracks, breaks or repairs to the frame and with all of its original paint. This machine was made by Clemens Muller A.G. Maybe because the Perkeo was made in Germany? To my eye, the Perkero is much more similar to the folding Corona 3 then the folding Fox portables were and Corona was successful in removing them from the market. Since it was contemporary to the early days of those machines, I wonder if there were infringement lawsuits. Just like those machines, this one folds the same way with the carriage folding over the top and onto the keyboard. The Perkeo is very similar to the Standard and to the folding Corona 3. I cannot recall seeing another offered for sale in a long time. While I do not think of the Perkeo as rare, I can only recall having one other one in over 30 years of doing this.
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Truly this is enough to show how much Hanks loves typewriters.From This Olde Office comes this beautiful Perkeo (serial 25536), folding antique portable typewriter in its original case. Hanks has a book of short stories called Uncommon Type, which all feature a typewriter as the main character, and even an app called Hanx Writer, which allows you to turn your computer or phone into a typewriter equipped with all the bells and whistles, including the classic typewriter sound. Related: 20 Facts About Tom Hanks' Career That Fly Under The Radar "Every time you type something on a typewriter, it is a one-of-a-kind work of art." "They're brilliant combinations of art and engineering," Hanks told The New York Times. He could type letters on a computer, but they just don't make the same sounds as a typewriter, do they? There's a certain amount of art and skill that goes into typing things on a typewriter. The sound the typewriter makes is almost like a mantra for Hanks. What attracts Hanks most about typewriters though, at the end of the day, isn't whether it is a rare find, but the sound they make. I will have my people contact yours and work out some kind of interview process. Just who do you think you are to try to bride me into an appearance on your 'thing' with this gift of the most fantastic Corona Silent typewriter made in 1934? "Dear Chris, Ashley and all the diabolical geniuses at Nerdist Industries,
So he typed his response back to the sender on the new typewriter, together with his production company's name, Playtone, written at the top. Hanks' couldn't pass up the opportunity when he was given such a valuable gem. His 1934 Smith Corona Silent Typewriter was sent to him, enclosed with a letter suggesting Hanks, who would clearly be thankful for such a rare gift, to appear on the sender's online radio show. One, however, came to him in the form of a bribe. But sometimes the thrill of the hunt is taken away from Hanks because in fact some typewriters come to him. Hanks has unfortunately had to sell some of his models due to lack of space (He had to have used the name Joe Fox as an alias to sell them on eBay for sure).
The restorer then proceeded to tell Hanks what a real typewriter looked like and ever since then he fell in love.
According to, when he brought his original plastic typewriter to a restorer in 1978, the restorer dubbed the machine "a worthless toy" and refused to fix it. He started his collection around the same time his acting career was taking off. No wonder he wanted the role, he loves typing!īut Hanks' love for the antiquated machines started way before we even knew who Tom Hanks was. There's something really satisfying in knowing that the person who played Joe Fox, in You've Got Mail, who fell in love with his email pen pal, loves typewriters. In fact Hanks collects something quite endearing typewriters. He collects things just like we do, but it isn't one of those weird celebrity collections. But he's just as ordinary as the rest of us, and has even got a secret obsession. Tom Hanks is a national treasure who's won countless awards and been honored in different ways.
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