[GreenKeys] ribbons

[Richard Knoppow]

     I don't have a citation but very long ago ribbons were available in 
different darknesses. I think this was both cotton and silk. There has 
been some discussion on the typewriter collector's lists about re-inking 
ribbons. It can be done with the ink sold for re-inking rubber stamp 
pads. Sounds messy to me. If you want dark ribbons try Baco.
     Its been so long since I've seen a genuine telegram that I don't 
remember what the ink looked like.

On 1/7/2017 8:56 AM, Jim Haynes wrote:
> Yeah, I think after nylon ribbons became available the customer got to
> choose between cotton for  holding lots of ink and nylon for durability
> but running out of ink prematurely.  It was probably only hams who would
> spend time re-inking ribbons rather than just replacing them.  Well there
> was the military with third-party ribbon re-inker attachments.  I don't
> think anybody else tried to use them.
>
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Richard Knoppow
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