___________________________________
|#######====================#######|
|#(1)*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA*(1)#|
|#**          /===\   ********  **#|
|*# {G}      | (") |             #*|
|#*  ******  | /v\ |    O N E    *#|
|#(1)         \===/            (1)#|
|##=========ONE DOLLAR===========##|
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|#######====================#######|
|#($) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ($)#|
|#**                            **#|
|#*            /   \    ******   *#|
|*#           | ( ) |            #*|
|#* (CL)      | / \ |            *#|
|#*  ******    \___/    O N E    *#|
|#($)                          ($)#|
|##========= ONE DOLLAR =========##|
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MANUFACTURING CASH ON A TYPEWRITER

My daughter recently asked me to draw her some cash for a game she was playing. After helping her have her fun, I got to thinking "my turn! Can money be typed out on a typewriter?"

A quick Google search led me to this bill on asciiart.eu:

I typed one out on a 3x5in index card but thought the result was a bit squished. Copying the art to a file, I modified the design to be a bit taller, simplified the design, and changed the “{G}' to be her Initials.

Since my typewriter does not have all the characters I need, some were written by hand; these are indicated in gray. Here is my final design from my working document (the bottom line is an underline to simulate writing '_' over the proceeding line.)

Here are the actual characters I used so you can copy them. The last line is typed on top of the proceeding line by sliding the carriage return without moving to a new line.

I was able to fit 10 bills on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I found it simpler to make each bill at a time - first on the list column, then on the right after resetting my margin - than try to make 2 at once across 2 columns. It took me just over an hour to make a full sheet, time well spent if you ask me :)

In all, I made about 20 bills on index cards, colored paper (best result) and on paper my daughter had painted. After cutting, I put them through a lamination machine for longevity.

My kids enjoy them, and they quickly got used not just as money, but as airline tickets for flights on board Air-Oversized-Amazon-Box as well.

Drafted and retyped on a SCM Super Sterling, edited on a computer.

Jan 7th 2024.