1963 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Truetype #L3329499
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Amanda Wood (typesofthought)
Created: 09-02-2023 at 09:57AM
Last Edit: 09-02-2023 at 09:58AM
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Description:
This little guy is messed up. Carriage won't return and the left platen knob snapped off. Looks to be Elite typeface given the platen measurements, but couldn't test it even if I wanted to right now.
Bought as a possible classroom typewriter for a teacher, but I don't even know if this is worth it at this point. If anyone needs it for parts, please reach out. Going on the far back burner while I work on repairing more promising machines.
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Hunter: Amanda Wood (typesofthought)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 336
I am quite new to the typewriter world (first bought 6/2023), but I sort of jumped right in with three typewriters in my first week. I am interested in the mechanics of manual typewriters, as well as have an affinity for cleaning up long-forgotten gems. I'm a Smith-Corona fiend, but any nice typewriter will do!
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