Production Order affidavit, RE: numeral '1' in March TW

[Dwain G.]

We now have a letter from the SNM attesting to the fact that 'I' represents the number '1' on Studebaker car serial plates.
I need to email Andy and call his attention to the truck serial plates that began using a straight numeral 'l' somewhere around 1956. I haven't nailed the year down yet.

[StudeRich]

Great News Dwain!

We SDC? WHO is "We", who has the Letter? Can any SDC Member get a Copy?

[63t-cab]

Dwain, why wasn't #1 used for #1 back in the day . was that to easy,or am "I" missing some thing - notice I used I for I

We now have a letter from the SNM attesting to the fact that 'I' represents the number '1' on Studebaker car serial plates.
I need to email Andy and call his attention to the truck serial plates that began using a straight numeral 'l' somewhere around 1956. I haven't nailed the year down yet.

[r1lark]

Great News Dwain!

We SDC? WHO is "We", who has the Letter? Can any SDC Member get a Copy?

Look in this months Turning Wheels...................

[acolds]

Every large corp I worked for had a spec on proper method of stamping serial number or ID on parts. including size and location of information

[63t-cab]

What would They say is Proper, I = 1 or 1 = 1

Every large corp I worked for had a spec on proper method of stamping serial number or ID on parts. including size and location of information

[StudeRich]

Every large corp I worked for had a spec on proper method of stamping serial number or ID on parts. including size and location of information

Well, here is your "Spec": Drawing #173427

[8E45E]

That must be proof 'secret' serial numbers were used at least as far back as 1931!!

Craig

[kurtruk]

Look at an old typewriter, there is no 1. Lower case "el" used to look just like 1. Saved money and space.

[StudeNewby]

An "I" for an "I", "I" say!

[studegary]

Look at an old typewriter, there is no 1. Lower case "el" used to look just like 1. Saved money and space.

Most people, even older than me, used the I (upper case i), not the l (lower case l) for a one (1) when typing on typewriters that did not have a 1 as part of their QWERTY keyboard.

[8E45E]

It takes a LOT more than a typewriter to stamp a serial number plate!

I believe that font is exclusive to Studebaker with specially made number stamps just for them (hence the blueprint) for regular production vehicles, and making the 1 appear as an uppercase I was intentional; not 'because that was all that was available'.

Craig

[63t-cab]

I can't imagine why

It takes a LOT more than a typewriter to stamp a serial number plate!

I believe that font is exclusive to Studebaker with specially made number stamps just for them (hence the blueprint) for regular production vehicles, and making the 1 appear as an uppercase I was intentional; not 'because that was all that was available'.

Craig

[Warren Webb]

On some old buildings I've seen the letter V used for a U

[jackb]

Maybe that "1" can look like "7" ? My early science training specifically made differentiating "2" vs. "Z" vs. "7" vs. "1"........