Years ago, I found a handful of these
absolutely glorious vintage keycaps at a second-hand craft supply store. They're almost entirely solid plastic (I'm guessing ABS from the slight yellowing on the top surface). They have a stepped profile somewhat reminiscent of those mid-80s/early-90s Apple boards and thin, dark brown/black double-shot Eurostile-esque legends. They have a vertical slot mount that I don't recognize; the closest mount I can think of is beam springs, but they're not from any IBM board I've ever seen.
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clockwise from top left: keycap viewed from top, back, right, bottom
I only have six of these caps, and they're all single-unit letters and save for a right/left arrow key (or perhaps a single-unit backspace??). There also, unfortunately, doesn't appear to be any visible brand/date/etc markings anywhere on the caps.
I'd love to know what board these were harvested from. Any potential leads on the board/brand/OEM/switch/era these caps might be related to would be highly appreciated!
