[GreenKeys] odd keytops on model 15,, why? See attached photo

[Keelan Lightfoot]

I suppose what perplexed me (and what I failed to mention) is that only a few keys had the sprung key tops on them. The rest were unadulterated. Of course, there's no telling what happened to the typewriter before it came into my possession.

- Keelan

On 2013-04-29, at 7:11 PM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:

> early attempts at  ergometric design to  keep the   fingers healthy..
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> early ttys had   hard faced  keys   and  then  the  cush ones  were also overlay... all my  15s   have cushy keys on them
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> In a message dated 4/29/2013 6:31:04 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, keelan at grenander.com writes:
> Are they are spring loaded? I've seen spring loaded key tops on an underwood typewriter, and couldn't figure out why. They were pressed on over top of the normal key tops, so they weren't replacements. I have no idea what purpose the spring loaded tops served.
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> - Keelan 
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> On 2013-04-28, at 8:42 PM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
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> > odd keytops on model 15,, why? See attached photo
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