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Would it be possible for an old typewriter to have two different ‘fonts’?

Not very likely. There's no handy way to change the typeface once the machine has been made.

I suppose someone could cobble together a Frankenstein typewriter to a repair non-working typewriter with left over odds and ends from a broken one.

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I ended up finding a typewriter font called P22 that answered my question. The answer was yes. :-)

http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/SearchPage.htm?kid=typewriter

If you type in a 1 and a lower case 1 you will be able to see the difference with the P22 font.

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I suppose someone could cobble together a Frankenstein typewriter to a repair non-working typewriter with left over odds and ends from a broken one.

I just thought about the series on HBO called: "The Number One Ladies Detective Agency". It was placed in Botswana and they didn't have a typewriter that had all the keys working. They got two typewriters which between them, they had all the letters and numbers. The secretary would type on one and leave spaces for the missing letters/numbers and then put the paper in the other one and finish the document. It could happen...