[GreenKeys] Hurry..Hurry.. Hurry.. Step Right Up.. TWX M19 withTelephone!

[Jim Haynes]

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
> lately  with a western union setup.. touch time  modem in the side..    does
> not seem to really run  just  goes click when I turn the knob (with pliers 

In general you don't want to apply power to a Teletype machine until you
have turned the motor by hand to be sure nothing is jammed up.  You can
destroy things like plastic and fiber gears if the motor runs and there
is a jam.