Note the missing number "1". Some typewriters had them and some did not, but many typists were accustomed to using lower case "L"s for ones. If the Bomford document is legitimate, which now appears highly unlikely, its typing could have been produced on a typewriter that had a key for the number 1. After one use of that first numerical "1" the Bomford typist could have gone back to using lower case "L"s out of habit.
Hi,
A few others have mentioned the same scenario and I’m sure that explains it. By the time I was using typewriters in the 80s they had the #1. :-)
Way after my original post I found an old typewriter font called P22 that has the exact same number 1 and small l seen on the Aussie BC. The info is posted here around the 6300 mark.
Thanks!
Sorry, I gotta go with the typewriter being used HAD A “1” KEY, and for what ever reason the person typing this happened to use the “1” key for the 1st line then after that habit took over and they used the lower case “l”.
I’ve come across a few popular 1960 era typewriters that have the “1”
http://www.mrmartinweb.com/type.htm#triumph