[GreenKeys] Re: Enquiry about teletype machine

[sam.hallas]

Andrew,

I suggest you get in touch with Alan Hobbs, president of BARTG who is 
very knowledgable about mechanical machines in the UK and might know of 
a collector or group that might be interested.

Unfortunately Alan's not on e-mail (not until you can hook a Creed model 
7 to it anyway). His phone No is 020 8688 2564 and he lives in Croydon.

Cheers,

Sam Hallas
G8EXV, BARTG webmaster
http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk/


Don Robert House wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am writing to you from England, and hope you might be able to help 
>> me. I recently inherited a teletype machine from my father. The 
>> instruction manual with it (dated 1943) is a US Army signals corps 
>> typewritten manuscript.
>> The maker is 'Teletype corporation' (subsidiary of Western Electric 
>> Company, Chicago, Ill). I am now considering selling the item, as it 
>> is too bulky for my home.
>> Could you please advise me on how I could get it valued and where 
>> might be a good place to try and sell it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andrew Davis
> 
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> You do not mention the Model of Teletype machine or the number on the 
> manual.  Based on the instruction manual's date it is most likely a 
> Signal Corps TG-7B which is a US Army variant of the most popular 
> Teletype ever made; the Model 15 KSR (Keyboard-Send-Receive).  The item 
> is more valuable if it still has the original chest that the machine was 
> transported in, which also doubled as a table for the machine.
> 
> There are collectors in the UK that might be interested in collecting 
> your machine.  Since thousands of the Model 15 were produced, and since 
> so many survive, the value is not great.  The most important aspect is 
> to make sure it is preserved.  I am copying the Internet reflector in 
> the hopes that one of the GREENKEYS members in the UK will reply to you.
> 
> You should check out the BARTG website:  http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Don
>