[GreenKeys] What's this Western Union keyboard device?

[Duncan Brown]

John,
That is a weird one!!  Never saw anything like it. Is it supposed to be 
in a WU office??

My first thought was it was some sort of 5-bit machine, due to the three 
rows of key; maybe a tape perforator (but no tape??).

But looking more closely, there are only 9 keys on each row!! (normal 
TTY has 10 on top & middle, 11 on bottom) and there doesn't seem to be a 
space bar.

Maybe it is some sort of data tabulator?????? and not communications??????

Thanks for sharing it with us & have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 24-Sep-16 19:15, John Nagle wrote:
> The machine on the left appears to be an ordinary typewriter.
> but what's the strange machine on which the woman is typing?
> (Picture is supposedly from 1926).
>
> https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2016/01/tele/lead_960.jpg?1453471954 
>
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