[GreenKeys] Teletype machine for spy thriller

[Don Robert House K9TTY]

Joe,

I will share this with our group.  Sadly I no longer have access to the machines at my former museum.  They are all locked up in storage at the San Diego State University.
I have several machines here, but I am now living in northern Illinois against my wishes, but to keep my wife and family happy.
Ironically I am a retired engineering manager and my son studied film at Columbia College in Chicago.  He has not been able to get into the film industry and manages a bookstore.

Do you need a machine to actually operate during the filming or just sit in the scene?

I miss SoCal very much.  During the 7 years I lived there I helped 3 Directors by operating Teletype machines for them.
It was a great time.  Tug Yourgrau, Errol Morris, and Clint Eastwood… all accomplished directors.

Hopefully one of our group will be able to help you.

All my best.

Don


On 11 Apr 2015, at 10:02 PM, Joe Martinson wrote:

> I am the prop master and my son the director.  We will be shooting at my company Martinsound near LA.  This is my son’s first film.
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> I read the horror stories about careless treatment of machines on line.  Since I am an engineer by trade and a lover of the historical, we would treat the machine with care.  We are willing to post bonds and cash deposits.
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> We have a $1,000,000 rental equipment policy and could list the owner as named insured.
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> From: Don Robert House K9TTY [mailto:62.5milliamps at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 5:50 PM
> To: jmartinson at martinsound.com
> Cc: Greenkeys; David Weil
> Subject: Re: Teletype machine for spy thriller
> Importance: High
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> Dear Joe,
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> Circa 1963 finds just about every model of Teletype machine in use so the particular model is not so important.
> Where and how you intend to use a Teletype machine is most important.  
> Many of us have had machines damaged by well intentioned but careless moving or prop people.
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> Don R. House, K9TTY
> Curator Emeritus, NADCOMM
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> On 11 Apr 2015, at 12:04 PM, Joe Martinson wrote:
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> We are filming a 1963 cold war spy thriller.  Do you have working Teletype machines from that time?
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