[GreenKeys] Early Morkrum machine on eBay

David Ross ross at hypertools.com
Sun Apr 4 16:50:17 EDT 2010


John & the gang -

  These Wheatstone code punches are used to prepare paper tape for 
keying a (radio) transmitter.  The good folks at KPH use them, as well 
as the Boehme variable-speed tape readers -  see:
<http://radiosquirrels.net/gallery/show?keyword=KPHKlein&panel=pab1_6>

Dave Ross    N7EPI



John Nagle wrote:
> See 
> "http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1st-Form-TELETYPE-Telegraph-Punch-Typewriter_W0QQitemZ130380438444"
>
> This seems to be an early keyboard perforator with only the keys 1-9 and a space 
> bar.  The mechanism is there for a full 3-row keyboard, but for some reason,
> the machine was factory-modified to have only one row.  There's not even a 0
> key.  It's a tape punch only; no printing, and no sign of a distributor or
> selector.
>
> This has been on eBay before, and not sold.
>
> 					John Nagle


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