[GreenKeys] Just what every TTY guy needs!

[Nick England]

Thanks to Jim and for your viewing pleasure, there are now photos of
the TeleCruiser I and TeleCruiser II (and the Teletype Fire Engine)
posted at
http://www.navy-radio.com/tty/telecruiser.htm

cheers,
Nick

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The Telecruiser was basically a mobile demonstration room.  It was similar
> to vehicles operated by other companies to take their product show to the
> field.
>
> One of the Telecruisers went into service in 1957.  The article in
> Teletype News said it would be used primarily to recruit personnel,
> and would visit colleges throughout the U.S. to display the company's
> products.  In November 1957 it toured the West Coast, mostly showing
> to customers, and was going to be on a tour of the Midwestern states
> in the spring.  In March of 1958 it returned from a 8,000 mile tour
> of Southwestern states.
>
> In May 1966 there was a Telecruiser II about to start on a 60,000 mile
> trip that will visit all 48 states.  In May of 1967 it was sold, having
> traveled 70,000 miles through 44 states.
>
> The one pictured in the post card is the original Telecruiser of 1957.
> The background is the building at 4400 Fullerton Ave. where the sales
> organization was at the time.
>