[GreenKeys] ribbons

[Ralph Mowery]

I found a box of ribbons that has on it nylon ribbons for the 14,15,19, and
another that I can not make out that may be 28.
It is dated in 1972.  The spools are metal.  There was a dozen in the box.
Then each ribbon was in a cardboard box wrapped in cellophane.

Probably bought them over 35 years ago at a hamfest.


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> From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> tony.podrasky
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 11:06 AM
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> 
> GM OMs;
> 
> I started playing with Teletype machines around 1968.
> 
> I don't recall there being nylon ribbons - at least when I went to the
> stationery store to get Underwood ribbons, that's the only way they
> came.
> 
> I played with several colors: black, purple, blue, and green.
> 
> I *LOVED* using a green pen in high school, but lemme tell you:
> after going though a box of green ribbons, I NEVER wanted to see green
> ink again!  :-)
> 
> UE,
> K2EAA - TONY
> NNNN
> ZCZC
> 
> On 01/07/2017 07:40 AM, Jim Haynes wrote:
> > I believe Teletype originally used cotton ribbons, because they hold
> > the most ink and that's what the users wanted.  I believe the nylon
> > ribbons were recommended for the later machines which needed more
> > durable ribbons.
>