Just His Type? Tom Hanks’s Mechanical Obsession

The Actor Shares His Hobby by Giving Away His Typewriter Collection, One Surprise at a Time

If you’re one of the very few people involved in professional typewriter repair, restoration, and retail, you might have trouble not getting your hopes up. All across the country, shop owners are reporting the reception of curiously similar packages.

“He’s just sending some people without notice,” said one recipient. “They’re just showing up on doorstep…