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by geo255 683 days ago
My first typewriter didn't have a "1" key. You were supposed to type lowercase L when you needed a "1".

Underwood 255: https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/gunderwood%20_10166_15186...

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Because of the positioning you can press "l" then backspace then "." and get a serif on the bottom which makes it look a little-more one-like.

Similarly you get a "!" by doing "'" backspace "."