[GreenKeys] Re: Frank Pearne...Teletype

[gil smith]

Hi Robin:

I look forward to getting your package.  There is very little information
on Frank Pearne's development work, and it is especially interesting since
he preceeded Krum with some of the first U.S. design in the field.

gil


At 01:12 PM 1/31/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Will be sending copies of what I have to you in the next few days, if all
>works out.  More to come later when cousins get their papers together. One
>cousin plans tro contact you folks, hopefully, they will send Info. to me
>also.  We are all super busy this month and so we are slow.  Cousins are
>leaving on vacation.  Think we will compile all we have onto a disc also.
>Will get back to you....you will not be forgotten.  Sincerely, Robin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "gil smith" <gil@vauxelectronics.com>
>To: "Robin Pearne" <froghaven@olympus.net>
>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 8:52 PM
>Subject: Re: Frank Pearne...Teletype
>
>> Hi Robin:
>>
>> Any info you can gather on Frank Pearne's contribution to the development
>> of printing telegraph systems will be appreciated -- and I will see to it
>> that it is added to our online collection of historical documentation.
>>
>> What would be helpful to me, is if you could explain his situation, as you
>> summarized previously, but more thouroghly.  It could be a paragraph or
>> pages, but it would great to be able to quote his story from a family
>> source, and it will have more detail and more significance than me
>> paraphrasing what you tell me.
>>
>> As for any technical information, development notes, pictures, or
>newspaper
>> articles you may run across, I would be delighted to include that as well.
>> Frank Pearne laid much of the foundation for printing telegraph systems in
>> the US, but the only info we have today are a few patents of his.  His
>> TELEGRATYPE product name was said to be the inspiration for the renaming
>of
>> the Morkrum company to Teletype Corp -- the final thing Krum stole, I
>suppose.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> gil
>>
>>
>> At 05:13 PM 1/22/03 -0800, you wrote:
>> >Thanks so much for your quick response!  Since I do not have a camera, I
>> >would need your ground address in order to mail information to you.
>> >
>> >I do have a newspaper article and some letters from his daughter-in-law.
>I
>> >believe most if not all that I have is of a personal nature, but would be
>> >glad to share it.  Will double check and see if I can find technical
>Info.
>> >
>> >Yours is the most complete record that I have managed to find on the
>> >subject.  I certainly appreciate it.
>> >
>> >Sincerely, Robin L Pearne
>> >> At 01:57 PM 1/22/03 -0800, you wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> Just to add what I know to your collection of information on  the
>Pearne
>> >> teletype.  Frank Pearne left his work temporarily to raise money for
>the
>> >> project by teaching.  Krum continued on with the work and got a final
>> >> patent not  consulting Frank.  It broke Franks heart, as he considered
>it
>> >> his life's  work.  He was never the same, it led to his divorce with
>his
>> >> wife.  He considered his work stolen.  He did not lose interest  in the
>> >> project.  This is family knowledge, and I have been trying to set it
>> >right
>> >> for him.  Thank you for your attention....Robin  Pearne
>> >>


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