[GreenKeys] new Teletype/Friden Flexowriter additions

[Richard]

Picked up some teletype items this week:

- Teletype Model 28 ASR
- Teletype Model 28 KSR
- Teletype Model 35 KSR
- 3 Friden Model SP-2 motorized tape punch (2 powder blue, 1 brown) [1]
- Friden Flexowriter Model 2303?
- Friden Flexowriter (earlier model, powder blue paint)
- Friden Flexowriter (earlier model, wide carriage, brown)
- a number (6?) of metal Flexowriter paper tape feeder spools

Except for the 28 KSR, all of these came from the Black Hole surplus
in Los Alamos.  From an earlier trip to the same source, I obtained:
- 3x Friden Flexowriter (earlier model, 1 tan, 2 brown)
- Friden Flexowriter Model 2301?
- Friden Flexowriter Model 2302?
- Teletype Model 33 ASR

I am a little fuzzy on the exact models of the Flexowriters.  I will
take some inventory pictures including model plates next Wednesday and
share a link to those.

I know that there is some variation between the models that I have;
they don't all have the same accessory boxes bolted on the back and the
same switches on the front.

The 28 ASR is in good shape, but is missing a sheet metal cover piece
on the front, see [4]; the 28 KSR is being delivered Friday or Saturday.
The 35 KSR has two damaged clear (plastic?) pieces: the dome and a
horizontal cover piece.[5]

Operational status of all these machines is unknown, assumed to be
working when surplused from Los Alamos.  I plan to restore everything
to operational condition if possible and will work on the Friden
equipment first.  If anyone has advice or experience restoring these,
please contact me!

The Black Hole is likely to cease operations soon and I know the
following are still there:
- Friden desk -- furniture, no equipment inside
- Friden desk -- furniture, no equipment believed to be inside;
  on this one we simply didn't pull the desk all the way out to look
  underneath and verify that it was simply furniture for the
  flexowriter.  However, no tape spools, etc., were observed that
  would indicate that it was anything but furniture.
- Model 35 ASR -- unfortunately quite rusted from sitting outside in
the parking lot for who knows how many years.  On the plus side, you
could probably just take it or pay scrap metal price for it.[6]

This was my last big trip down there to haul out whatever remained
before they cease operations, and the above list is just the Teletype/
Friden content of my haul.  I was too busy to really take pictures of
the place on this trip, but you can see previous photos I've taken on
my picasaweb album.[3]

[1] <http://bitsavers.org/pdf/friden/SP8590R4_Friden_Motorized_Tape_Punch_Model_SP-2.pdf>
[2] <http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102662164>
[3] <http://picasaweb.google.com/legalize.slc/TheBlackHole#>
[4] <http://picasaweb.google.com/legalize.slc/TheBlackHole#5538031110852435794>
[5] <http://picasaweb.google.com/legalize.slc/TheBlackHole#5538031119847042034>
[6] <http://picasaweb.google.com/legalize.slc/TheBlackHole#5537975839346149458>
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