Daily News | Tom Hanks gifted this Philadelphia shop a typewriter from his personal collection
Co-owner Bill Rhoda was on his South Philly couch recovering from surgery when he got a call from typewriter mechanic and business partner Bryan Kravitz.Kravitz knew from the box’s weight it was a typewriter. But the shop does not send or accept typewriter shipments.A post shared by Philly Typewriter
“The phone won’t stop and people keep coming in,” Rhoda said. “We’re going to have to hire a secretary.”1953 East German Rheinmetall Gs typewriter.“This machine has a rough history to it,” Rhoda said. “They can have the potential to have undesirable German characters, though this one does not. It can be hard to reckon with. In collectors’ circles, it can be a tumultuous thing to talk about. Some people want them destroyed, while some seek them out for historical purposes.
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