128K Mac without signatures inside

I have a 128K Mac with an odd thing about it. It has no signatures inside the case. Every other 128K and even most 512Ks that I've seen have all the team signatures inside but, this one has doesn't. I'm pretty sure the rear shell hasn't been replaced.

Has anyone else ever seen a 128K without any signatures in it?

Solution 1:

It appears that the signatures were only on the initial run of the 128K Macs.

I dug this up from DigiBarn Weird Stuff

These signatures were molded into the case and included here (gradually disappearing) for several generations of Macs through to the SE

And from the Obsolete Computer Museum..

The first Macs had only 128k RAM and used single-sided, 400k floppy drives. The signatures of the original Mac designers are molded into the inside back of the case.

It's possible that this may be a latter generation 128K Mac without the signatures.

You also say that you're "pretty sure" the rear shell hasn't been replaced. However, you didn't say that you were certain. It's entirely possible it was replaced for service at some point.