Tom Hanks doesn\u2019t cast away a promise.<\/p>\n
The two-time Oscar winner sent a \u201cmuch anticipated\u201d vintage German typewriter to a small business owner in Portland, Ore., years after initially pledging to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo years ago, Tom Hanks told me he\u2019d send me a typewriter,\u201d Type Space owner Antony Valoppi wrote in an Instagram post on Sept. 12.<\/a> \u201cToday, that promise finally clattered its way onto my desk\u2014an autographed personal machine straight from Mr. Hanks himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Tom Hanks sent a signed typewriter to small business owner Antony Valoppi. @type.space \/ Instagram<\/p>\n Valoppi posted an image of him unboxing the unique gift and shared a photo with the \u201cBig\u201d actor, which was taken when they first met in 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had such a great time when he visited the shop, geeking out over platen knobs, escapements, and all the glorious quirks of these machines,\u201d Valoppi wrote on Instagram. \u201cAnd true to his word (fashionably late, of course \ud83d\ude05), he\u2019s sent along this beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n The small business owner, who opened his shop in 2021, first met Hanks when the \u201cForrest Gump\u201d star stopped by while he was in town for his \u201cThe Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece\u201d book tour, according to KGW8 News.<\/a><\/p>\n The two \u201ctalked about typewriters\u201d for an hour before Hanks, 69, bought an antique typewriter and promised to send Valoppi an autographed machine from his personal collection.<\/p>\n Valoppi admitted he \u201ckind of forgot about it\u201d as the months went by and no gift arrived, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n The German typewriter was made in 1955. @type.space \/ Instagram<\/p>\n Valoppi shared images of the \u201cpriceless\u201d gift on social media. @type.space \/ Instagram<\/p>\n Recently, the shop owner reached out to the Hollywood star\u2019s manager for an unspecified reason, and that\u2019s when Hanks\u2019 team realized they forgot to send the vintage typewriter.<\/p>\n A signed 1955 Rheinmetall with a German keyboard was on Valoppi\u2019s doorstep days later.<\/p>\n \u201cSorry collectors \u2013 this one\u2019s priceless!\u201d Valoppi wrote in his Instagram post. \u201cCome by and share in the fun\u2014because it isn\u2019t every day you get to say, \u2018Yeah, Tom Hanks sent me a typewriter.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Hanks visited Valoppi\u2019s shop in 2023. @type.space \/ Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hanks\u2019 collection consists of more than 300 typewriters that date back to the early 1900s. In January, he loaned 35 from his personal stash to The Church of Sag Harbor<\/a> for a three-month exhibition.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time the \u201cPhiladelphia\u201d star has gifted one of these unique items.<\/p>\n In 2020, Hanks sent a Corona-brand typewriter to Corona De Vries, an Australian boy who was bullied for <\/a>having a name that was similar to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought this typewriter would suit you,\u201d Hanks wrote in a letter that came with the gift. \u201cAsk a grown up how it works. And use it to write me back.\u201d<\/p>\n Coincidentally, Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, spent weeks quarantining in Australia after they tested positive for COVID-19<\/a> in March 2020.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t