[GreenKeys] W.U. 100 series teleprinters...

[Duncan Brown]

Ken,

On 27-Jul-17 10:12, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
>
> From what I have learned so far is, W.U. made several
> models 100-105 (?)
>
> Perhaps the higher model numbers were variants
> of the basic Model 100...
Yes, the models 100-105 were basically the same machine with minor 
improvements.

WU also had a perforator & a tape reader built.

>
> Duncan had posted a cuple of pictures of a Model 100
> and 103, which I have been sorta "Studying"...
I have about 30 more pictures from David Burns' site that show some of  
the inner workings.

Gil - Do you want these HTML files for your site??


>
> How well did these machines perform and stand up
> in everyday service?
>
> Apparently, they were built for quite a few years...
>

In order to cut costs, WU designed their own teleprinter and had it 
manufactured by a typewriter company. It cost about half what a Teletype 
Corp. Model 15 did, but they were not as rugged as the M15. About 6500 
units of the Model 100-105 family were produced between about 1935-1945.


have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ

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