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1968 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Tabulator Serial # H8068061 1968 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Tabulator typewriter, Serial # H8068061 Matt Watkins's 1968 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Tabulator typewriter. 2024-03-25 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Matt Watkins: 1968 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Tabulator Serial # H8068061 Acquired with a lot of 16 typewriter this one was one of the funkier. I had trouble reading the letters to make out "Wizard" and started laughing that these things were marketed through Western Auto as I remember them as a kid. Typewriter is in mint condition.

1968 Western Auto (Brother) Wizard Tabulator #H8068061

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 03-25-2024 at 11:15PM
Last Edit: 03-25-2024 at 11:17PM


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Acquired with a lot of 16 typewriter this one was one of the funkier. I had trouble reading the letters to make out "Wizard" and started laughing that these things were marketed through Western Auto as I remember them as a kid. Typewriter is in mint condition.

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Serial number is on the back panel...not on the frame like most typewriters.
Serial number is on the back panel...not on the frame like most typewriters.

Case is distinctive and excellent condition.
Case is distinctive and excellent condition.

Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)

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First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....

Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.



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