[GreenKeys] KS-7470 OIL (American Oil, NJ)

[Eric]

On 04/17/2014 1:24 pm, David Tumey wrote:
> Greetings List,
> 
> The post about the smell of the original oil caught my attention. I am
> working towards restoring my TTYs so I can relive my childhood to some
> degree and the distinct smell of the oil boiling away inside the
> machine is critical to my needs at least. It was especially wonderful
> when you lifted the hood on the ASR-33 after running a while and you
> got a blast of it in the face.
> 
> So I Googled the oil part number and tracked it down to American Oil
> out of NJ. I sent an email to the president Chuck Decker who called me
> within about 5 minutes. After explaining the importance of obtaining
> some more oil for the teletype community, he told me he has a guy who
> has worked there for 40 years and said he had the original formulation
> and would check to see if they had enough raw materials (or could
> obtain them in less than 20,000 Gal. quantities) to mix up a batch. I
> should know by Monday of next week.
> 
> In case anyone else is interested, here is his email address: Chuck
> Decker [chuck at americanoil1895.com]...might not hurt if several of us
> sent him an email so he could gauge the size of our market. I am
> hoping we can convince him to proceed.
> 
> If necessary, I will purchase whatever he can produce then parcel it
> out to the Greenkeys in small quantities as needed. If there is enough
> interest, he might be able to make up smaller bottles to meet our
> needs.
> 
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> --dave
> W5DT

That's pretty great and I hope it can happen. I'm happy to participate 
and
contribute to the cost of buying in bulk and parceling out to 
greenkeyers
in smaller quantities. I don't want us to be a pain in the ass to Chuck
in our eagerness :)

eric

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