[GreenKeys] mystery machines

[Tom Kleinschmidt]

George you are right on! The perforator is a Kleinschmidt Electric design.
Teletype made them at least trough the 1940s. During WWII they were used "by
the U.S Government".

The Teletype manual is Bulletin 125 " Description and Adjustments of the
Teletype Wheatstone Perforator and the parts manual is Bulletin 1025 There
are also various updates. Interesting there is no model number listed in the
documents

Per the manual you can get the unit with "Continental" or "Cable" signaling
code. This is also known as Multiplex telegraph - it only synchronizes at
the beginning of the message - fast but can turn to a jumbled mess quickly.
None of that stinkin' start stop stuff :>)

I have an original Kleinschmidt and 2 Teletype. One of the Teletype's has a
Russian keyboard. The interesting thing on the Kleinschmidt is it is the one
photographed in my Great Grandfather's book - it was returned to him by a
customer working after 30 years of service! The space bar is wood and a
portion of it is worn half way down!

As for the distributor, this is the first one I have seen. More info is
greatly appreciated!

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George B. Hutchison" <w7tty at usintouch.com>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>; "gil smith" <gil at vauxelectronics.com>
Cc: <ashor002 at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] mystery machines


> Gil and GreenKeyers - - -
>
> You have uncovered a Morse Perforator that I believe was a Kleinschmidt
> design but late production as indicated by the Teletype name plate on the
> cover.
>
> The second machine that appears to be a variable-speed morse transmitter,
a
> companion to the perforator. I have never seen the likes of the
transmitter
> before, but judging from the tape path and the narrow wheel, plus the
> interesting contact set on the lower left deck, I don't think I am far
off.
>
> Dick Dillman, W6AWO, has a manual on the perforator. Seems to me the most
> common CW Tape Transmitters were made by Boeheme. I think Jim Haynes or
Tom
> Kleinschmidt will end up being the master info resources for both items.
>
> 73,
>
> George, W7TTY
>
>
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