Washington, Feb 13 : Tom Hanks is so obsessed with his secret collection of typewriters that doesn't mind giving up a fortune to ship them from all corners of the world.

The Oscar winner actor boasts a haul of more than 100 manual, portable typewriters.

"(I collect them) from the 1930s until they stopped making them," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.

And Hanks' hobby has cost him a small fortune in postage.

"I bought a 5 dollars typewriter from Australia that cost me 85 dollar to ship," he said. (ANI)