Typing on a typewriter is the greatest feeling in the world. My father brought a very old typewriter home for me when I was 19 and I cleaned that baby up and have been using it since. It's honestly my most prized possession.
I worked in the factory that made that Smith-Corona typewriter. Smith Corona typewriters were made in Cortland, NY. My plant put out 23,000 of them a day back in 1973. There were three plants in total.
Hi, where can I source parts for dad´s Smith Corona Corsair? The carriage stucks half way through the letter, the ribbon vibrator is broken and its missing the right hand knob!
how long did it take to assemble one machine? I have been learning to work on them and some of the stuff is really nit-picky and seems like it would take forever on an assembly line.
A very dear friend of mine gave me an old royal typewriter. My friend found it in an old cabin built by his grandpa. Unfortunately his family is tearing the place apart and throwing all kinds of amazing antiques out. Mercifully my friend saved the typewriter and many beautiful things along with it. I always wanted an old typewriter like this. and I don’t believe I have ever received a better present.
Or he could've been diligent and careful in writing his prose, thinking of revisions and coming up with ideas. Creativity is not a timed contest. The fact that it took him years (which is also due to the typewriter, its one inconvenience being that it's slower than computers) is actually reassuring. Like something of high quality coming out of a workshop after so long being there, it is also likewise to literature. @@tradingarsenal9767
I just got a 1948 Royal Quiet Deluxe typewriter with the glass keys and original carrying case in pristine condition that works like new for just $20 at Goodwill. I learned how to type on a manual in the 50's. Garrison Keillor wrote a charming coming of age book, "Lake Wobegon Summer 1956," about a 14 year old boy who changes his life when he is given an Underwood manual typewriter. Some pages have typewritten stories in old typewriter font typed by the boy. There is something enthralling about those old machines; especially if you love words like many of us do.
When I was in junior high, I was diagnosed with asthma and told I could no longer take wood shop because of all the sawdust. I was terrible at wood shop but loved it anyway. I was crushed. The only class open at the time was typing. "When am I ever going use typing?" I moaned. Then computers happened. I went on to even spend 20-plus years writing for a living. I don't know how I would have survived just hunting and pecking. I still have my grandma's 1940s era office typewriter that is built like a tank and weighs 40 pounds, plus the one my parents bought me when I was seven or eight and the one I took to college in 1984.
Patience (and going to a lot of yard and estate sales and thrift stores) will get you what you want. I have a perfectly working 1940s Underwood, a 1930s Royal and an IBM Selectric II and they cost me $5 each. They all needed cleaning, but you can learn that online.
I bought a typewriter and love it now, when I was taking lessons in school as a teen I hated it so much at the time at home we had a manual one it sure was hard to type with we never realize the benefits it has now.
We had an old Wurlitzer Typewriter...then when my oldest sister became a teenager and asked for an electric Typewriter....I knew then it was only a matter of time till we indeed Landed On The Moon......Good Memories. Cheers Everyone
My first experience on a typewriter was a , and I'm probably wrong on the model, a Royal Collegiate. Made is the 50's. It made a very satisfying sound when typing, a melodious bell, and some really cool "rabbit ears" to hold the paper up. It went through college; first with my Father, then, with his Sister, both attending Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. It had a wonderful key action, literally with every key just bouncing off of your fingers. When IBM came out with the "Selectric", it was a challenge to master. The keys were VERY sensitive, but it was handy to change the font just by lifting a small tab on top of the ball, and making a swap.
I remember my Grandmother comin to dinner back in the 80's, lookin at my Mom's brand new Word Processor, and saying it was the cheapest lookin typewriter she'd ever seen, and no matter what my Mom paid for it, she paid too much.... #DontFixWhatIsntBroken
Felt the same way about the word processor my grandma got and was proud of. She paid a lot for it, i think. Kinda felt guilty for thinking of it as cheap, but i couldn’t really get over how it flexed and all of the plastic squeaked.
Mine's a Remington noiseless portable, c.1936. It's neither noiseless nor portable, but I love it. It only ever had two careful owners before me - I bought it from the grandson of a lady who had recently passed on; she had used it to write her masters thesis. She bought it second hand from a gentleman in the 1950s, who had bought it new twenty years prior. Apparently the 'noiseless' and 'portable' aspects of it were supposed to appeal to students working in libraries. I regret to say, as an amateur typewriter owner, that I had to send it to be serviced for the first time since it left the factory - in 2011! Since then it's been running like a dream.
If only I could meet this man named Tom Hanks! He’s such an inspiring human being. His laughter is infectious. His smile warms peoples hearts and will for decades on. I was elated to find out my favorite actor and I share something in common. We both collect typewriters and write!! I could just cry, happy tears! “Because there is no crying”, in baseball after all.
I had an electric typewriter in high school in the late 90s. I lived with my grandparents and asked for a computer for my birthday. They couldn't afford one so they bought an electric typewriter. Even though it wasn't a computer, I loved it. I used it a lot. It even had a LCD screen, so that I could see what I was typing before I actually put it on paper. I think it is the coolest thing I ever got as a birthday present. I can't wait to read your book Tom.
i feel lucky now my step dad bought me a real computer for 2000 bucks. He was generous about it now I think back. 2000 bucks in the late 90's was a lot of money...!
I picked up that same model Smith Corona Clipper that Tom recommended for Lee in this piece. It was from about 1948, likely. 45 bucks. It just needed a new ribbon. And yes, he's right -- it's about as pleasurable a typing experience as you could ever hope to have and it will probably wind up with my great grandkids.
When I was 10 this neighbor boy who was 2 years older than me and my best friend bc he always looked out for me was moving away and asked to go help him pack. He typed real fast with all his fingers and he gave me his 1940s Riyal Quiet De Luxe he called his Ernest Hemingway and gave me The Old Man and The Sea and a finger chart for me to learn to type with all my fingers. I did. He came back 2 yrs later abd we contibued our friendship and had a lot of adventures. I still have that old Royal and I still type on it 56 yrs later about all our crazy adventures.
I have only just discovered the beauty of typewriters. I find them so enthralling, from their movement to the sound. I have two now. I will keep an eye out for more
My father owned and operated a typewriter dealership from 1946 to the year 2009. I grew up there. Royal, Smith-Corona, Underwood, Olivetti, IBM, Olympia to name a few. The quick grey fox jumps over the lazy brown dog. The letters in TYPEWRITER all are located on the same line on the keyboard. Thanks for the memories Mr Hanks!!
Its the same thing of having a mechanical keyboard. I mean, for today's world. I really like the sound of a typewriter, and the thing that comes close is a blue-switch, clicky mechanical keyboard. The clicky feedback and the sound produced by it just gives you a sense of productivity and accomplishment. Also, as a nerd, I would really get my hands on a mechanical typewriter. Which the mechanical engineering involved in it still staggers me, when todays world almost everything has electronics in it.
Text written in typewriter has character and style, but it is quite merciless about mistakes. Mechanical keyboard is best of both worlds having strong tactile feedback and convenience of computer text.
My mom taught me how to properly type when I was 7 years old and could read. She had a clunky old Royal that weighed a ton and if you typed real fast sometimes your fingertip wound up between the keys so you had to pause for a second to free it. I used that for years until I was in my late 20's and she got me a used electric typewriter, the kind with the ball inside. But we still kept the old clunker and I had it up until I moved into a much smaller house about 12 years ago. I still regret not keeping it. It was a big part of our lives for many years to type up everything form bills to notes and forms.
Part of my high school education was learning typewriting. Of course, Don Marquis' archy the cockroach used a typewriter. (And why wasn't Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter" played here?)
Great story and a true gentleman, Mr Hanx sure know his typewriters and been writing back and fourth for 2 years now giving good advice what machine to get and compliments to my letters. ** ** **
Secretary all my days. In 1950s learned to type on typewriter and boy did we sit up straight. Typewriter keyboard had to be at edge of desk. Hands straight fingers bent. Papers you were typing were on a stand so that you did not look down. Young folk slouching at computers take note.
I ❤ typing. We sell typewriters on Ebay. We come across some very interesting machines & they are all unique. Like he said, "They have their own personality."
Always wanted to buy a typewriter, a few months ago I walked into a thrift shop and found a 1930’s Royal typewriter for $30! I had to fix a few stuck keys but now all the keys work and I Love It!
I grew up in the 80's and 90s so when we got a computer it was like the greatest thing ever since if you had a typo you could just fix the problem without too much fuss.
God bless you Tom Hanks. You are the best actor ever. Seems like such a nice guy to have a conversation with. Btw he has a typewriter app called Hanx writer.
anyone notice the sun in the bottom right corner, stayed there the whole time. Also his favorite typewriter was the Corona... Heard that's what he took into quarantine.
Tom Hanks is very intelligent. I also was very involved with typewriters in a previous life. My favorite was the Selectric II with its easy to insert ribbon - actually two ribbons.
Wow! Thank you for posting this article, CBS Sunday Morning. I started my repair career as a typewriter repairman back in the early '70's on a Royal KM model (as I recall). That was fun seeing all of those old typewriters - sure brought back a sea of memories for me. I eventually moved on up the chain into computer repair as well as other types of office equipment repair. Still you cannot beat a good old electric or manual typewriter for doing simple tasks such as typing an envelope or a label or two. Thanks again. --- an Indiana boy ;)
Ray Jones My Dad owned a typerwriter shop, at one time had 3 servicemen. We sold Royal, then Adler. Nothing typed better than a well tuned Royal KMG. I used to know all the Royal models, long forgotten now.
Did your dad sell the Adler SE-1000 ball typewriters? And if so did he (or you) remember the major issues that came with the "horrid" correction tape (dry lift off) that plagued that typewriter for so many years? Ahhh yes, power rolls, platens, oil shortages back when the rubber was very sub-par. And Ames Supply Co., out of Chicago, IL. Them was the days.
Ray Jones: Unfortunately, my parents are gone, my uncle that was repairman for my Dad is gone and none of us kids remember all issues associated with the Adler typewriter. I do remember the lift off tape feature and that it didn't work well, but it was cool. Ames Supply in Chicago is a name I know. A lot of the ribbons we sold where from there. Dad always blamed the IBM Selectric for the demise of the typewriter business. I kind of miss those days.
The only thing that I really feel that killed off the typewriter business was the home computer(s) and electronic typing systems. But that was a long time ago and it is still fun to remember the good old manual typewriter such as Tom Hanks spoke of in the article. Cheers from Indiana.
Hi Still around? Lima Business Machines 76/81 Adler/Royal/Victor Worked on Anything that came in the door. Adler GABRIELLE 5000 Best Electric portable Had one in Script. 1000's Royal 470 School machines ! Royal 970 MY Dream Machine. Royal 5000 Tilt and rotate. PITA, Old Royal "HP" THE Best, Hooked up wife with Pink GA, She loved it. AMES Supply Long time :) How about sanding old platens, soaking in Lacquer Thinner, and lite on fire to soften up:) As you moved to copiers Lanier/Harris/3M. Selectric users were a Cult! ALL about the "Touch".
Would love to show you part of my Dads collection...but no places for photos! His Dad started the business Cherokee Typewriter in hmmmm lots of years ago! Lol! My Dad passed last March at 93...close to 94... And still had 3 old manual typewriters he was working on for those who still used them! That is when he was not painting as he was a brilliant artist as well! He was featured in numerous newspapers and on tv... The Heartland Series (in Knoxville Tennessee!) called "the vanishing type" I have a typewriter in every room and put messages for all to enjoy...and they (being younger) still type out a responce! Would love for you to see my collection as I feel I have a few older models...1800's! Plus the check writer my dad used to pay me with! Lol! Going to get your book! May try to put the up on u-tube so you can see them...but sometimes it scares me to put out to the public!
I just bought Hanks' book and also the movie, California Typewriter. I'm a former typewriter repairman and am now trying to restore some older machines. I need to find someone who can remind me about the 3-step rotate adjustment on IBM Selectrics. We've held a couple type-ins locally and a number of people showed up at each one.
I remember my math teacher Mr. Parasaliti. He LOVED his typewriter. He said he gets his maintenance every 5 years. So it will last a long time. I wonder where he is now.
'He wrote his book on a computer not a typewriter, he's not an idiot.' Zing Why did I feel a little attacked by that. Just bought a typewriter yesterday
I bought one a few days ago with original case. If I convert it to usd currency it's $20 I think? But it's looks new just need cleaning only and I love it. I want to have one badly and now I have my own typewriter.
The Germans have a way with machinery. Olympia is no exception. A wonderfully made piece of equipment. Their portable models from the ‘60s are the best.
Philly Typewriter look them up and stop on by And Congratulations New York on keeping this Piece of important history alive and well There is someone I am very Fond of Who Does the same thing. They are literal time machines. and It is very cool that Tom Knows this.
There is only one--the Underwood No. 5. Everything else is, well, not an Underwood No. 5. The thing about a typewriter, the real deal, is that it brings more out of your creativity, more than you bargain for. Why you ask? It's like playing saxophone or piano. Once you hit the key or press the valve, that's it. It's out there, no going back, no command-z. So you need a whole sentence in your mind, at the very least, before you press a key. Pretty soon you're composing whole paragraphs, pages, stories... You get the picture. You can't do this with a computer. The spell-checker is you. If you don't read, you can't spell, simple as that. My first stories were written on an Underwood No. 5 picked up in a pawn shop for $20. It stayed with me (actually me with it) for 32 years. I'm not a collector but now I have three.
I have few typewriters. The oldest need overhaul but surprisingly only on the keys' arms and that area. I saw it was shiny and brand new underneath screws and all and that machine is one of few survivors of WWII Kappel. There was factory in Germany and Czech forces invaded it thinking it was guns making factory and burned the whole lot! Of course it was typewriter factory and so, only few typewriters survived the attack. I founded mine in flea market sold for 10 dollars not even that. I heard it worth a lot of money due to it's historical background. I have mostly Remington Rands. Now Remington sadly ran out of business..They were good making typewriters than guns :)..
Typing on a typewriter is the greatest feeling in the world. My father brought a very old typewriter home for me when I was 19 and I cleaned that baby up and have been using it since. It's honestly my most prized possession.
I made the mistake up picking up a 1928 Royal Portable typewriter. Now I own 14 typewriters.
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Colin Moore That wasn’t a mistake Colin. It was fate knocking at your door. :)
Knocking??? It busted the door off the hinges! 😂😂😂
Colin Moore that’s how I got started.
Can you tell us which makes and models of typewriters you have?
Tom Hanks is the ultimate dad you wish you had
Hey, that rhymed!
Hinting at the Corona Virus pandemic in 2020, another puppet for the elite
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NO TOM HANKS JUST GOT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING ADRENOCHROME, SO I DEFINITELY DO NOT WISH ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
@@Beastro777 oooo..... A real investigator here.... So mr. Holmes, can you define adrenochrome to this fellow doctor?
If he ever starts a typewriter company, I would definitely buy one from him.
Same!
also same
@@heavensent607 that doesnt mean i wouldnt buy a typewriter off the guy.
@@heavensent607 How do you know? Did he do something naughty to your no no hole?
Joseph Walk bro just ignore him Tom isn’t a pedophile he’s just wants attention he basically put this on every nice comment
I worked in the factory that made that Smith-Corona typewriter. Smith Corona typewriters were made in Cortland, NY. My plant put out 23,000 of them a day back in 1973. There were three plants in total.
That is actually quite a production feat. Must be nice to be part of history... nice way of saying you're old ;)
Hi, where can I source parts for dad´s Smith Corona Corsair? The carriage stucks half way through the letter, the ribbon vibrator is broken and its missing the right hand knob!
Just purchased a Sterling from 1961 according to the serial number. Wonder if it came from your factory. Cheers
how long did it take to assemble one machine? I have been learning to work on them and some of the stuff is really nit-picky and seems like it would take forever on an assembly line.
@@plantbythemoon2939 Don't worry. You'll get there ;)
A very dear friend of mine gave me an old royal typewriter.
My friend found it in an old cabin built by his grandpa. Unfortunately his family is tearing the place apart and throwing all kinds of amazing antiques out.
Mercifully my friend saved the typewriter and many beautiful things along with it.
I always wanted an old typewriter like this. and I don’t believe I have ever received a better present.
It's a comfort to know it took Hanks years to write his book.
Yeah, can't be very bright if it takes that long!
Or he could've been diligent and careful in writing his prose, thinking of revisions and coming up with ideas. Creativity is not a timed contest. The fact that it took him years (which is also due to the typewriter, its one inconvenience being that it's slower than computers) is actually reassuring. Like something of high quality coming out of a workshop after so long being there, it is also likewise to literature. @@tradingarsenal9767
I've loved Tom Hanks ever since I saw him in Big.
pretty much like half of the planet!
Tom Hanks, a guy that I would like to sit down and have a beer and talk about ANYTHING with!!!
I use to like Tom Hanks too, until I found out he is a Devil worshiper puppet for the Illuminati.
@@LokimonWasHere Agreed Loki
@@LokimonWasHere Please seek professional help for your delusions.
@@profjohn9629 all of Hollywood is filled with occultist pedophiles, wake up and smell the adrenachrome.
@@LokimonWasHere you’re one of those Qanon nut jobs I see
I just got a 1948 Royal Quiet Deluxe typewriter with the glass keys and original carrying case in pristine condition that works like new for just $20 at Goodwill. I learned how to type on a manual in the 50's. Garrison Keillor wrote a charming coming of age book, "Lake Wobegon Summer 1956," about a 14 year old boy who changes his life when he is given an Underwood manual typewriter. Some pages have typewritten stories in old typewriter font typed by the boy. There is something enthralling about those old machines; especially if you love words like many of us do.
When I was in junior high, I was diagnosed with asthma and told I could no longer take wood shop because of all the sawdust. I was terrible at wood shop but loved it anyway. I was crushed. The only class open at the time was typing. "When am I ever going use typing?" I moaned. Then computers happened. I went on to even spend 20-plus years writing for a living. I don't know how I would have survived just hunting and pecking. I still have my grandma's 1940s era office typewriter that is built like a tank and weighs 40 pounds, plus the one my parents bought me when I was seven or eight and the one I took to college in 1984.
why did your parents buy you one when you were 7?
@@squirlmy I used to write short stories and planned on writing the Great American Novel.
My parents threw out my typewriter 25 years ago when I was 6. To this day I can't forgive them. I still can't afford to buy the one I want.
What is wrong with your parents???
Patience (and going to a lot of yard and estate sales and thrift stores) will get you what you want. I have a perfectly working 1940s Underwood, a 1930s Royal and an IBM Selectric II and they cost me $5 each. They all needed cleaning, but you can learn that online.
They are cheap at thrift stores, I got my Royal HH 1950s for $10 in somewhat dusty but working condition. That was 15 years ago, still works today.
Oh! That is sad. Hope you can fin one on eBay maybe. I just got an Olympia Splendid 33 Thursday 10th June.
It's from the 60s.
Same thing happened to me about 18 years ago. Had to use a computer they said. Just found that same type of machine last week to add to my collection.
I bought a typewriter and love it now, when I was taking lessons in school as a teen I hated it so much at the time at home we had a manual one it sure was hard to type with we never realize the benefits it has now.
We had an old Wurlitzer Typewriter...then when my oldest sister became a teenager and asked for an electric Typewriter....I knew then it was only a matter of time till we indeed Landed On The Moon......Good Memories. Cheers Everyone
Can't wait to read his book. I own two typewriters. Love them!
My first experience on a typewriter was a , and I'm probably wrong on the model, a Royal Collegiate. Made is the 50's. It made a very satisfying sound when typing, a melodious bell, and some really cool "rabbit ears" to hold the paper up. It went through college; first with my Father, then, with his Sister, both attending Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. It had a wonderful key action, literally with every key just bouncing off of your fingers. When IBM came out with the "Selectric", it was a challenge to master. The keys were VERY sensitive, but it was handy to change the font just by lifting a small tab on top of the ball, and making a swap.
I remember my Grandmother comin to dinner back in the 80's, lookin at my Mom's brand new Word Processor, and saying it was the cheapest lookin typewriter she'd ever seen, and no matter what my Mom paid for it, she paid too much.... #DontFixWhatIsntBroken
Felt the same way about the word processor my grandma got and was proud of. She paid a lot for it, i think. Kinda felt guilty for thinking of it as cheap, but i couldn’t really get over how it flexed and all of the plastic squeaked.
Mine's a Remington noiseless portable, c.1936. It's neither noiseless nor portable, but I love it. It only ever had two careful owners before me - I bought it from the grandson of a lady who had recently passed on; she had used it to write her masters thesis. She bought it second hand from a gentleman in the 1950s, who had bought it new twenty years prior. Apparently the 'noiseless' and 'portable' aspects of it were supposed to appeal to students working in libraries. I regret to say, as an amateur typewriter owner, that I had to send it to be serviced for the first time since it left the factory - in 2011! Since then it's been running like a dream.
Cool story!
If only I could meet this man named Tom Hanks! He’s such an inspiring human being. His laughter is infectious. His smile warms peoples hearts and will for decades on. I was elated to find out my favorite actor and I share something in common. We both collect typewriters and write!! I could just cry, happy tears! “Because there is no crying”, in baseball after all.
You may not be able to meet him, but I hear that if you write him a typewritten note, he may answer you in kind. Gonna try it myself.
I had an electric typewriter in high school in the late 90s. I lived with my grandparents and asked for a computer for my birthday. They couldn't afford one so they bought an electric typewriter. Even though it wasn't a computer, I loved it. I used it a lot. It even had a LCD screen, so that I could see what I was typing before I actually put it on paper. I think it is the coolest thing I ever got as a birthday present. I can't wait to read your book Tom.
i feel lucky now my step dad bought me a real computer for 2000 bucks. He was generous about it now I think back. 2000 bucks in the late 90's was a lot of money...!
Such a Nice Man
My Mom use to Type Like a 100 Words or more a Minute
Boy she was Amazing
I miss my mom and Dad.
Thank You 😊
Love ❤️ you Both.
I picked up that same model Smith Corona Clipper that Tom recommended for Lee in this piece. It was from about 1948, likely. 45 bucks. It just needed a new ribbon. And yes, he's right -- it's about as pleasurable a typing experience as you could ever hope to have and it will probably wind up with my great grandkids.
Nice! I just found my grandparent's typewriter in the garage. Going to use it for the first time, once I figure out if it still works!
That Smith-Corona and Hanks’ letter will never be separated from each other.
When I was 10 this neighbor boy who was 2 years older than me and my best friend bc he always looked out for me was moving away and asked to go help him pack. He typed real fast with all his fingers and he gave me his 1940s Riyal Quiet De Luxe he called his Ernest Hemingway and gave me The Old Man and The Sea and a finger chart for me to learn to type with all my fingers. I did. He came back 2 yrs later abd we contibued our friendship and had a lot of adventures. I still have that old Royal and I still type on it 56 yrs later about all our crazy adventures.
Tom Hanks is truly an amazing and versatile person 🌟 ❤😍
Probably the most likable person today
"kid I gotta tell ya, I'm done and I don't mean done, I mean done done" what a cool dude
I love this man.
Mellie Mac if you like pedophiles you would love Tom Hanks he’s a pedophile
HeavenSent if you don’t like Tom Hanks go away
@@roywoods6767 he is a Devil worshiper puppet for the Illuminati.
@@heavensent607 Please stop it with your crazy talk and seek psychiatric help.
Tom Hanks seemed like a really good guy. I to am a typewriter collector and have four of them and they are generally in quite good nick.
I have only just discovered the beauty of typewriters. I find them so enthralling, from their movement to the sound. I have two now. I will keep an eye out for more
My father owned and operated a typewriter dealership from 1946 to the year 2009. I grew up there. Royal, Smith-Corona, Underwood, Olivetti, IBM, Olympia to name a few.
The quick grey fox jumps over the lazy brown dog.
The letters in TYPEWRITER all are located on the same line on the keyboard.
Thanks for the memories Mr Hanks!!
Its the same thing of having a mechanical keyboard. I mean, for today's world. I really like the sound of a typewriter, and the thing that comes close is a blue-switch, clicky mechanical keyboard. The clicky feedback and the sound produced by it just gives you a sense of productivity and accomplishment.
Also, as a nerd, I would really get my hands on a mechanical typewriter. Which the mechanical engineering involved in it still staggers me, when todays world almost everything has electronics in it.
Text written in typewriter has character and style, but it is quite merciless about mistakes. Mechanical keyboard is best of both worlds having strong tactile feedback and convenience of computer text.
My mom taught me how to properly type when I was 7 years old and could read. She had a clunky old Royal that weighed a ton and if you typed real fast sometimes your fingertip wound up between the keys so you had to pause for a second to free it. I used that for years until I was in my late 20's and she got me a used electric typewriter, the kind with the ball inside. But we still kept the old clunker and I had it up until I moved into a much smaller house about 12 years ago. I still regret not keeping it. It was a big part of our lives for many years to type up everything form bills to notes and forms.
The unmistakable passion & energy of Tom …..
"You work on something that works exactly the same as it did in 1938".. Wise words..
I recently picked up a 1950s mechanical typewriter
Payed $1 for it
Works like new
Wtf😲
Damn that is lucky
Your post us old but who the f*** would sell a perfectly good working typewriter for a dollar?
Michael Knight h
Somethings never die. When things were made well
Part of my high school education was learning typewriting. Of course, Don Marquis' archy the cockroach used a typewriter. (And why wasn't Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter" played here?)
May we please have a Tom Hanks piece every Sunday Morning? Thank you in advance!
Great story and a true gentleman, Mr Hanx sure know his typewriters and been writing back and fourth for 2 years now giving good advice what machine to get and compliments to my letters. ** ** **
I wish one day Tom Hanks would write something in Nora Ephron's style. He's the one who could definitely catch the mood of Nora's movies.
Tom Hanks is the absolute GOAT.
Secretary all my days. In 1950s learned to type on typewriter and boy did we sit up straight. Typewriter keyboard had to be at edge of desk. Hands straight fingers bent. Papers you were typing were on a stand so that you did not look down. Young folk slouching at computers take note.
What a cool guy
I heard Chet Hanks writes out his dope rhymes on a typewriter. Now it makes sense why.
I ❤ typing. We sell typewriters on Ebay. We come across some very interesting machines & they are all unique. Like he said, "They have their own personality."
My Favorite Typewriter is Chicago Typewriter
I see what you did there, my good man
typewriters always have respect in the house i live in. have four of them. Tom Hanks is a good guy, that is a good sign is someone.
Always wanted to buy a typewriter, a few months ago I walked into a thrift shop and found a 1930’s Royal typewriter for $30! I had to fix a few stuck keys but now all the keys work and I Love It!
I grew up in the 80's and 90s so when we got a computer it was like the greatest thing ever since if you had a typo you could just fix the problem without too much fuss.
God bless you Tom Hanks. You are the best actor ever. Seems like such a nice guy to have a conversation with. Btw he has a typewriter app called Hanx writer.
Outstanding! Even in real life he’s acting and he does it very well!
anyone notice the sun in the bottom right corner, stayed there the whole time. Also his favorite typewriter was the Corona... Heard that's what he took into quarantine.
Tom Hanks is very intelligent. I also was very involved with typewriters in a previous life. My favorite was the Selectric II with its easy to insert ribbon - actually two ribbons.
Wow! Thank you for posting this article, CBS Sunday Morning. I started my repair career as a typewriter repairman back in the early '70's on a Royal KM model (as I recall). That was fun seeing all of those old typewriters - sure brought back a sea of memories for me. I eventually moved on up the chain into computer repair as well as other types of office equipment repair. Still you cannot beat a good old electric or manual typewriter for doing simple tasks such as typing an envelope or a label or two. Thanks again. --- an Indiana boy ;)
Ray Jones My Dad owned a typerwriter shop, at one time had 3 servicemen. We sold Royal, then Adler. Nothing typed better than a well tuned Royal KMG. I used to know all the Royal models, long forgotten now.
Did your dad sell the Adler SE-1000 ball typewriters? And if so did he (or you) remember the major issues that came with the "horrid" correction tape (dry lift off) that plagued that typewriter for so many years? Ahhh yes, power rolls, platens, oil shortages back when the rubber was very sub-par. And Ames Supply Co., out of Chicago, IL. Them was the days.
Ray Jones: Unfortunately, my parents are gone, my uncle that was repairman for my Dad is gone and none of us kids remember all issues associated with the Adler typewriter. I do remember the lift off tape feature and that it didn't work well, but it was cool. Ames Supply in Chicago is a name I know. A lot of the ribbons we sold where from there. Dad always blamed the IBM Selectric for the demise of the typewriter business. I kind of miss those days.
The only thing that I really feel that killed off the typewriter business was the home computer(s) and electronic typing systems. But that was a long time ago and it is still fun to remember the good old manual typewriter such as Tom Hanks spoke of in the article. Cheers from Indiana.
Hi Still around?
Lima Business Machines 76/81
Adler/Royal/Victor Worked on Anything that came in the door.
Adler GABRIELLE 5000 Best Electric portable Had one in Script.
1000's Royal 470 School machines ! Royal 970 MY Dream Machine.
Royal 5000 Tilt and rotate. PITA, Old Royal "HP" THE Best, Hooked up wife with Pink GA, She loved it.
AMES Supply Long time :) How about sanding old platens, soaking in Lacquer Thinner, and lite on fire to soften up:)
As you moved to copiers Lanier/Harris/3M. Selectric users were a Cult! ALL about the "Touch".
Sunday morning with Tom Hanks…. Perfect!
I learned on a manual by Mr. Leesburg at Petaluma high school. At 17 years old. I was 75 wpm 1 mistake.
Tom Hanks My Main Man!!
Don’t know if its been mentioned already, but Hanks has a typewriter app called “Hanx Writer”.
Would love to show you part of my Dads collection...but no places for photos! His Dad started the business Cherokee Typewriter in hmmmm lots of years ago! Lol! My Dad passed last March at 93...close to 94... And still had 3 old manual typewriters he was working on for those who still used them! That is when he was not painting as he was a brilliant artist as well! He was featured in numerous newspapers and on tv... The Heartland Series (in Knoxville Tennessee!) called "the vanishing type" I have a typewriter in every room and put messages for all to enjoy...and they (being younger) still type out a responce! Would love for you to see my collection as I feel I have a few older models...1800's! Plus the check writer my dad used to pay me with! Lol! Going to get your book! May try to put the up on u-tube so you can see them...but sometimes it scares me to put out to the public!
That was actually a 40's-era Clipper (all Clippers were post-war), but that's okay, Tom... we still love you!
Old typewriters and young kids how sweet.
It’s funny to see how much he loves talking about typewriting machines. ❤️
I´m just learning to typing. I´m slow as a turtle but here I go.
Glad to know Tom Hanks is a fan of it and a writer.
I just bought Hanks' book and also the movie, California Typewriter. I'm a former typewriter repairman and am now trying to restore some older machines. I need to find someone who can remind me about the 3-step rotate adjustment on IBM Selectrics. We've held a couple type-ins locally and a number of people showed up at each one.
I'm a typewriter collector just like Tom Hanks. And I also wrote my first book.
Um grande ator e sabendo disto subiu ainda mais a minha admiração.
So interesting- love these machines- Looking for a vintage typewriter repair replacement part in St. Paul MPLS area - any ideas?
What model is the whisper quiet machine?
Got a 1963 Olympia Splendid 33.Very light ans still works great. I'll have to learn stuffs.Tom Hanks is such a cool man, and cinematographer.
Olympia is a wonderful typewriter.
My name is Jacob Beversdorf. I'm a typewriter collector just like Tom Hank. And I'm a writer and I published my first book.
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Corona typewriter and gloves. Coincidence?
I remember my math teacher Mr. Parasaliti. He LOVED his typewriter. He said he gets his maintenance every 5 years. So it will last a long time. I wonder where he is now.
'He wrote his book on a computer not a typewriter, he's not an idiot.' Zing
Why did I feel a little attacked by that.
Just bought a typewriter yesterday
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I was shopping around for a typewriter a few days ago. LoL
I like the video, Tom Hanks, his humour. Thanks for posting it
Tom Hanks is so nice
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Now he had Coronavirus
Tom hanks is one in a million!
So awesome
I loved typewriters when I was a kid, but I was frustrated that I couldn't type things like ⅜Ɐꬷﷻᴟᴥᶋ۞ѾŴȜ.
I have a ‘69 Royal Portable. Best thing that ever happened to me.
I bought one a few days ago with original case. If I convert it to usd currency it's $20 I think? But it's looks new just need cleaning only and I love it. I want to have one badly and now I have my own typewriter.
And he owns a Corona typewriter that he traveled with while being quarantined with supposedly while having corona virus? 🤔🤔🤔
Margie munoz He gave it to an Australian kid named Corona who was being bullied because of his name. True story.
He has an app called ”Hanx Writer”
My typewriter was Brother. It was a very good typewriter.
I have a 1964 royal safari. Works like a charm.
Currently sitting on 6 vintage mechanical typewriters
@Bule Jogang we need an update!
I recall buying a used typewriter with my Mother and we were able to be part of society.
Jane is eternally beautiful.
Hank should know better to NEVER yank paper from the platen without releasing the ratchet.
Amateur move.
Has that old timey news reporter sound to it though. “Hot off the presses”
I remember my typing teacher saying "paper release!" every time someone did that.
more like screen dramatic move
Great video
This Tom Hanks guy seems pretty genuine. I wonder if he is an actor or something.
Mine’s a 1939 Olympia Elite. Best damned writing machine I’ve ever owned.
The Germans have a way with machinery. Olympia is no exception. A wonderfully made piece of equipment. Their portable models from the ‘60s are the best.
04:18, what is the make and model of the whisper-quiet typewriter?
Smith-corona clipper
Philly Typewriter look them up and stop on by And Congratulations New York on keeping this Piece of important history alive and well There is someone I am very Fond of Who Does the same thing.
They are literal time machines. and It is very cool that Tom Knows this.
There is only one--the Underwood No. 5. Everything else is, well, not an Underwood No. 5. The thing about a typewriter, the real deal, is that it brings more out of your creativity, more than you bargain for. Why you ask? It's like playing saxophone or piano. Once you hit the key or press the valve, that's it. It's out there, no going back, no command-z. So you need a whole sentence in your mind, at the very least, before you press a key. Pretty soon you're composing whole paragraphs, pages, stories... You get the picture. You can't do this with a computer. The spell-checker is you. If you don't read, you can't spell, simple as that. My first stories were written on an Underwood No. 5 picked up in a pawn shop for $20. It stayed with me (actually me with it) for 32 years. I'm not a collector but now I have three.
He’s a good salesman, 900+ for the Clipper. That’s a base model, can’t even upgrade him to a Sterling 5A Series.
I think his nine hundred remark was only a joke.
I have few typewriters. The oldest need overhaul but surprisingly only on the keys' arms and that area. I saw it was shiny and brand new underneath screws and all and that machine is one of few survivors of WWII Kappel. There was factory in Germany and Czech forces invaded it thinking it was guns making factory and burned the whole lot! Of course it was typewriter factory and so, only few typewriters survived the attack. I founded mine in flea market sold for 10 dollars not even that. I heard it worth a lot of money due to it's historical background. I have mostly Remington Rands. Now Remington sadly ran out of business..They were good making typewriters than guns :)..
Love my ‘64 Hermès 3000!