[GreenKeys] M15RO on with unusual cover...
Charles Ring
w3nu at roadrunner.com
Thu Feb 20 18:11:47 EST 2014
On 2/20/2014 1142, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
> Hi all...
> Very interesting cover, I have never seen one like it...I have worked
> on M15/20's in many newsrooms, but this is unique. It
> does look like Teletype in origin, as for the perfect fit, similar
> mounting studs etc., as the main cover has for the front apron.
> The printer itself is rather bare-bones, cast iron unit, probably
> an x-military unit, as anti-fungal markings red/orange are
> still visible on typing unit, base and motor. Many news agencies such
> as UP & AP bought tons of these after the War. Unit also shows to have
> been modified for 75WPM based on #5 bellcrank.
>
What does a 15 need for 75WPM other than motor gears?
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*Charles Ring W3NU*
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