[GreenKeys] nifty early Teletype applications booklet

David Burns dvdbrns at rcn.com
Fri Mar 7 15:36:45 EST 2014


 From what can be seen in the photos in the auction, the text reads in 
the manner of an advertisement of that era (1920's).  That made me 
suspicious that it was a booklet commissioned by Teletype for their own 
benefit (rather than an independent assessment.)

In the Smithsonian Institution's archives is a copy of the booklet, and 
you can read one entire sub-article available online here:
http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-AC0205-0000136

It sure looks like a 'put-up job' to me, because the booklet is filed 
under "Western Union" and "Morkrum-Kleinschmidt" is listed (by the 
Smithsonian) as "co-creator".  I can't tell if the Smithsonian is 
referring to the booklet or the collection of documents when it says 
"creator"...but the contents is very hagiographic.

-Dave in Boston



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