[GreenKeys] Take our Teletypes!

[Sarah Autumn]

Gil,

Please bear in mind that we are a non-profit. There's not a single one of
us who gets paid in any way for doing what we do. Also, the space we occupy
(both our main museum space, and our storage areas) is entirely Centurylink
owned and operated. They even pay our power and heating bills. They can
kick us out at any time for any reason. In fact, they have just told us to
shrink our footprint in the storage area, and stay out of their way.

That being said, I care deeply for Teletype equipment, and I have tried to
orchestrate this in a way that allows collectors to reclaim as much
equipment as possible. I do not want to see these machines go to the dump.
I'm not selling these on eBay for that exact reason. I'd rather see them go
to a good home than make a few bucks off of them on the open market (even
if the museum could use the extra $$)

I personally own about 12 machines, and I live in a single room basement
apartment with a small workshop. If I could take these home personally, I
absolutely would, but at this point, I'd be storing them on my sofa and my
bed, and I need a place to sleep ;-)

I'm going over the requests now, and I'll put together a spreadsheet of
what I've got so far! Still haven't heard from George, but I'm gonna hold
out a few more days and maybe give him a call.

Thanks!
Sarah

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Gil Smith <gil at baudot.net> wrote:

> Just goes to show that we cannot ever donate machines to a museum.  How
> many times has this happened now?
>
> We have our private little collections and pass them down later to folks
> who care.
>
> gil
>
>
> gil smith, AF7EZ
> greenkeys moderator
> gil at baudot.net
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>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Take our Teletypes!
> From: Sarah Autumn <neverether at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, April 02, 2017 10:03 pm
> To: Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
>
> All,
>
> We at the Museum of Communications in Seattle are clearing out some space
> in our storage area. I went there today, and took photos of *some* of the
> machines that are up for grabs. Even if we get rid of these, we will still
> have duplicates of mostly everything.
>
> You can find them here: http://imgur.com/a/fzf4A
>
> Guidelines:
>
> 1. If you want em, you gotta come pick them up in Seattle, or arrange for
> shipping.
> 2. Many of these were donated by George Hutchison. *George, if you're
> reading this, you get first dibs on all of your machines.* Come on over
> with your van, and we'll go out for burgers!
> 3. They're free, but if you could make a small donation to the museum,
> we're a non-profit and we'd really appreciate it!
> 4. I can not vouch for the working condition of any of these machines.
> WYSIWYG :)
> 5. We'll hang on to these for a month or 2. After that, they're all going
> to go to scrap. This makes me really sad, so I hope they all go to a good
> home!
>
> With love and admiration,
>
> Sarah Autumn
> Panel Witch
> Museum of Communications
> Seattle, WA
> USA
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