[GreenKeys] Hughes Printing Telegraph

[Lee Mushel]

Aren't there 25.4 mm in an inch?

73
Lee K9WRU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
To: "'Henning Treumann'" <df3oe.henning at googlemail.com>
Cc: <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Hughes Printing Telegraph


>I would love any photos you have. As for the paper tape, it is exactly 1/4"
> wide which I believe is exactly 10mm
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
> From: Henning Treumann [mailto:df3oe.henning at googlemail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:19 AM
> To: Eugene Hertz
> Cc: GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Hughes Printing Telegraph
>
> VERY NICE Machine. The only ones I know are in the German communications
> museum. They have a few of them. Both weight driven as well as motor 
> driven.
> A few years ago I visited their depot/archive and took some photographs of
> them.
> If you are interested I can provide them.
>
> I have a couple of telegrams in my collection that are supposed to be
> printed
> with this kind of machine. (around 1900 - 1920).
> The paper tape is about 10mm wide as I recall. Can measure it exactly 
> later.
>
>
> 73,
> Henning DF3OE
>
>
>
> 2011/7/19 W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com>
> Here are more pictures. I have a basic understanding of how the machine
> works having played with it for several hours today. Also, I found the
> following document that describes EXACTLY this machine. Even the photo
> (fig. 1) is my machine exactly. There was some discussion back when the
> machine first surfaced whether or not this was a Hughes, Siemens or Groos 
> &
> Graf (Gross & Graf). I am convinced this is a Hughes based on this PDF. I
> will add that I believe Groos and Graf were contract manufacturers 
> probably
> building this for Hughes. Siemens did create an improvement over the 
> weight
> driven Hughes system using a motor (46 VDC) and the regulator (governor)
> tower and some other improvements which is why their name is shown on the
> regulator tower. (From The Worldwide History of Telecommunications By 
> Anton
> A. Huurdeman)
>
> Although I didn't post any pictures, it is clear that my unit was once
> weight driven but had been converted at some time. On the cast iron base,
> there is a pivot for the pedal (to pull up the weight again). Also there 
> are
> large holes in the ebonized base to allow for the rope? Cable? to feed
> through.
>
> More to come!
>
> Document describing this unit (to a "T")
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/Hughes%20Printing%20Telegraph/b5_hughes_printing_teleg
> raph.pdf
>
> more photos of it set up in the home.
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/Hughes%20Printing%20Telegraph/
>
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W2HX
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 2:28 PM
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: 'Rolf Wasserman'; 'Michael Kusiak Jr'
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Hughes Printing Telegraph
>
> Hi all, I wanted to thank John Nagle for pointing out that Hughes printing
> telegraph that was on auction in Germany. I was able to negotiate with the
> auction house after it failed to bring the opening bid. It has arrived
> today and it is now on the driveway in the crate as I slowly and carefully
> unpack it.
>
> So far, I have only taken out the regulator tower (an enhancement designed
> by Siemens for use with an electric motor (governor essentially)). Take a
> look at some photos. The first few are pictures from the auction site. 
> Then
> some of the crate. The best part is a video showing how easily the
> regulator tower spins as if it were manufactured yesterday! Really
> incredible. I'll post more as I uncrate more!
>
> http://www.w2hx.com/x/Hughes%20Printing%20Telegraph/
>
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>
>
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