[GreenKeys] Teletype Model 15 table

[Charles Ring]

Jack wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> Re: Model 15 wood table.
>
> Be careful with that "wood". The paint sounds like the 1970's colors that Ma
> Bell once used. I once went into a telco business office one Monday after
> the painters had painted all of the Model 15's and 19's into a mustard
> yellow, glopping up the keyboards and TD's!! Half of the machines wouldn't
> work...
> My Model 26 wood table is actually a thin laminate of wood veneer over
> cardboard(!) on the sides. The top was covered with what looks like
> masonite. Not sure if the 15 is the same...my 15 and 19 tables are steel.
>
> The point is...there's not a lot of wood to play with, so sand carefully
> (maybe a chemical paint remover would work better).

My 19 is on its original wood table, and i have always figured it is real wood -
sure looks like it and is heavy enough. Someone painted it and the machine
covers grey before i got it circa 1969.

73 de W3NU