[GreenKeys] Interesting item on eBay - item#2220078949: Model 31 KSR - Correction by Mr. Smith

[Don Robert House]

At 10:24 AM -0700 01/23/2004, gil smith wrote:
>My M31 has a Western Union nameplate.  It is 115V, 60 wpm.
>
>gil
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>At 10:17 AM 1/23/2004, Don Robert House wrote:
>
>>This is a Model 31.  To my knowledge it was used by the U.S.A.F. , 
>>U.S.N., AND Western Union.  The units are fairly rare.  They 
>>normally come with sets of gears for 60 and 75 wpm.  Some have 
>>motors for 26 volts DC, some have motors for 115vac and some have 
>>governed motors. Nice little strip printer.   Similar printing 
>>mechanisms were used on several crypto machines over the years.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Don
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Well Gil,
I have been wrong before and probably will be again.  It is also 
possible that Western Union used them as temporary terminals at 
events.  This seems likely as the case is set up to be carried from 
one location to another.  One of our museums M31s is like this, but 
the other is on Barry Mounts and has no outer case.  It also has a 
military designation plate.

Regards,
Don
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