[GreenKeys] Not mine, but it belongs in a serious collector's

[John Nagle]

> From: Rokumon Cat <rokumoncat at yahoo.com> 
> Hi all, ? Item 200912603393 on the e-pay place needs to be in a
> serious Teletype or Weco collection. This does not belong to me or
> anyone that I know, and I am in no way affiliated with the seller. ? 
> I would assume that this is very rare, as I have never seen one in
> all my years of playing with phones and Teletypes. ? I am not bidding
> on it, and have no idea how or if it works. I hope that someone here
> on Greenkeys gets this! 

    I had one of those as a kid.  It's only interesting if you're
a toy collector.

    The INDEX button advances the print wheel one notch, using
a solenoid and escapement mechanism.  The PRINT button powers
a solenoid that presses the tape against the inked print wheel
and prints one letter.  When the solenoid releases, it advances
the tape one position.

    There is no unison device.  If it gets out of sync, it
stays out of sync until the users at each end manually reset
it.  In that respect, it's like a classic House printing
telegraph, or a pre-Edison stock ticker.

    Supplies include gummed paper tape, "telegram blanks",
ink, and a rotating wheel ink sponge.

    				John Nagle