[Richard Kimball]

It was common, especially in the days of manual typewriters for there not to be a 1 or a 0. The 1 was made by a small L and the 0 was made by a capital O. I knew several people who continued to use these after later model typewriters started putting 1s and 0s on the keyboards. The typewriter used for the Zero BC was a manual. It's obvious because the letters have different intensities, indicating some were struck by stronger fingers than others. In electrics, all letters have the same intensity.

I have no idea whether it's a forgery or not, but if it is, it's a lot better job than that joke Dan Rather tried to put out there.

[Dajjal]

Yeah, one that machine you had to type a small “L” for the number one. It was an older model, and used only when the newer ones were taken or broken or something.

[Dajjal]

It was common, especially in the days of manual typewriters for there not to be a 1 or a 0. The 1 was made by a small L and the 0 was made by a capital O.

Found such a creature at eBay. I won't go so far as to say that the one in our house was the same brand & style, but it was very similar.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Olympia-Portable-Typewriter-Glossy-Black_W0QQitemZ270436006599QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ef73dfac7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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