Did you know?
Ian Fleming bought this typewriter after finishing the first Bond novel. He wrote a letter to his wife saying he hoped it would ‘write golden words, as it was made of gold’. As we all know, that came to pass and Fleming made pots of gold with the James Bond adventure stories.
The Golden typewriter was sold in London in 1990 for Ā£55,750 ($86,750). Today that would be equivalent to around Ā£100,00 ($137,000).
He went on to write Goldfinger, The Man With The Golden Gun and lived in a house in Jamaica called Goldeneye.
Can you name the first Bond novel?
Answer HERE or at the bottom of this page.
For more information about Fleming, this book by his son is a good read, or listen on Audible.
The first Bond novel was Casino Royale published in 1953.
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