[GreenKeys] another Model 19 saved

[Javier]

Man, that one looks in great shape!
I have to say this... you all are lucky... pursuing a teletype hobby here in 
Argentina is like being a marine biologist in the middle of the Sahara...

OK! Enjoy!

Regards!

Javier Albinarrate


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dmm at lemur.com>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:52 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] another Model 19 saved


>
> Since we're talking about successful machinery hauling, here's
> another.  I just got home with it today:
>
> http://www.lemur.com/temp/model-19-set/index.html
>
> It's a Model 19 set, pretty much complete.  It may look a bit familiar
> as it was on ebay recently.  It didn't sell there, but later the
> owner was willing to part with it for less.  Under the dust, it seems
> to be in pretty good shape, really.  I'm particularly glad that
> it has the relay and the table/rectifier (and of course the punch -
> this is my first 5-level punch).  I've still got a lot to figure out
> about it, and some basic cleaning/hookup/testing to do.  (The Model 5
> Linotype is firmly at the head of the project queue right now, though,
> so it may be a while before I get to this.)
>
> Two questions:
>
> (1) The unit is painted a sort of gray-green, which to my un-military eye
> makes it look military (but it isn't an olive drab sort of green).
> The badge on the front, though, says Bell System Teletypewriter Service.
> There are no obvious military markings on it.
> Is it likely that this was a military or a civilian unit?
>
> (2) What is the name/designation for this set overall, inclusive
> of the Typing Unit, TD, table, Rectifier, etc.?  Is it correct to
> call it simply a "Model 19," or would it be a "Model 19 Set"?
> Or would it be something else?  The Teletype Corporation's otherwise
> laudable habit of making everything modular does make the question
> of naming collections of modules more difficult.
>
> Regards,
> David M.
> ===
> Dr. David M. MacMillan * dmm at lemur.com * www.lemur.com & 
> www.CircuitousRoot.com
>
>   The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.
>       - Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915); Aldo Leopold
>
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