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Minor comment on Signal Corps practices.  Unlike USN, Signal Corps 
equipment nameplates show the Order Number.  A Signal Corps Contract was a generic 
document that basically authorized a contractor to accept Orders and get paid 
for them.  The (usually) last two digits in the Order Number are the last 
two digits of the Federal Fiscal Year.  Which from the first FD Roosevelt 
administration until the first Reagan administration ran from 01 JULY of the 
previous calendar year to 30 JUNE of the year listed.  So if the Order Number 
is dated 1951, depending on lead times and available stock on hand, the 
first deliveries could have been in the second half of 1950.  Especially if it 
was a re-order.

In a message dated 01/03/2014 14:31:42 PM Central Standard Time, 
duncanancy at earthlink.net writes: 
> Ed,
> 
> Kleinschmidt manuals available at http://rattrig.com/manuals/tm%27s.htm
> 
> It looks like the contract date is "51", so it was probably made in the 
> mid 50's.  In 1967 in RVN, the Army was using TT-4A, B &C models.  The TT-4 
> was the new Kleinschmidt Co.'s first product and was accepted by the Signal 
> Corps as their standard teletypewriter c1950 to replace the Teletype Corp. 
> M15.
> 
> Note the hooks on the side of the bottom plate that are not used to secure 
> the cover. They are to allow you to strap it to your pack frame for "easy" 
> transportation!   (after all it is "portable": TT-4 is major component of 
> AN/PGC-1)
> 
> Looks like a "parts" machine, or leave the cover on!
> 
> 
> HAVE FUN,
> 
> Duncan
> K2OEQ
> 
> On 03-Jan-14 14:04, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >>   This poor Kleinschmidt TTY needs to find the rest of its parts so it 
>> looks good in the museum's mil-com display! Help? Manual? or manybe a 
>> while 'nother machine! 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> what is the 340 msg cen.? when was it made 51? or??
>>  
>> 
>> see photos below thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for smecc
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 

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