[GreenKeys] Nassua Solder

[Jack]

A lot of poor old Teletypes went to Nassau Smelting (on Staten
Island).



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From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Schlink
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 6:03 PM
To: Frank Carraro; greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Nassua Solder

And to make it even more comical/nonsensical,  Nassau was the metals
recycling arm of Western Electric.
So the Audiophools are buying a relatively impure alloy at that.

The way they pontificate over low oxygen copper, I would think that a
tinge of nickel in the solder would drive them to mania!

Steve

At 06:48 PM 11/27/2012 -0600, Frank Carraro wrote:
>         I was recently involved in the opening of a time capsule of 
>Bell  System stuff.  Well, it wasn't intended as a time capsule, it 
>just got forgotten since 196X.  Among the rotary phone parts, boxes
of 
>"quad" station wire etc, I spied a large roll of solder.  5 lb to be 
>exact, with the name  NASSAU
>"PEDIGREED" on it.   It is brand new - "NOS" I guess you'd say.
>
>         I remember something about this stuuf on the list, but I
can't  
>remember why
>it's so special.  I haven't heated up an iron to check it out yet.
There
>may be more.  There are lots of things like drive rings, toggle
bolts, 
>mountings for KTU's etc.  There may be more, but I don't own the
stuff 
>- except for the roll of solder, so don't get excited.  If i had an 
>idea of what it's worth I might be able to get my hands on any more 
>that may be there.

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