[GreenKeys] National Cash Register TT-4A TG

[Pete Lancashire]

A friend has a IBM M1 Carbine

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 12:14 PM, Thomas Tillson via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> *Not to get to far off topic, the venerable M1911A1 (.45 pistol) was
> manufactured by  different contractors. The most desirable one was made by
> The Union Switch and Signal Co. of Rochester, NY. They made - make -
> signals for railroads.*
>
> *Lionel model trains made naval compasses, and telegraph keys.*
>
> *TT*
>
> In a message dated 11/7/2017 2:33:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> kwlueck at swbell.net writes:
>
> Very interesting.  That's a cute little machine.  I know that NCR mfr'd
> the US Navy's version of Turing's "Bombe" during WWII, so, that may have
> been their entry point into these kinds of machines...
>
> Apparently, there was a lot of contract mfr'ing going on during the war.
> FoMoCo made B-24's at Willow Run, and I have a WWII-era M-1 Carbine that's
> stamped "Rock-Ola."  Your "Wurlitzer" comment reminded me of that last one.
>
> Cheers,
> Keith
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at cunni.co>
> *To:* Green Keys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 7, 2017 11:31 AM
> *Subject:* [GreenKeys] National Cash Register TT-4A TG
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/362145810354?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true
>
> I've been watching this one go through cycles of not being sold for a few
> weeks now.
>
> The more models I see come and go on eBay and elsewhere, the more
> surprised I am at some of the companies who manufactured some of these
> machines. I had no clue National Cash Register had their fingers in the
> teletype industry. Next I'll see a Wurlitzer or a Steinway.
>
> Changing topic a little bit, having vastly overpaid for my machines in the
> past, this one is actually not a bad deal, assuming shipping is actually
> that low. It looks to be in pretty good shape inside and out as far as the
> pictures go. I'm a little too tempted to get this one, but my wife and I
> have made a pact to be more frugal for the next year as we're building a
> house and want to have as much cash on hand as possible.
>
> "But what will we *put *in our nice big house if not this very nice and
> good looking piece of art and history?! And keep in mind what I spent on
> some of the others-- this is practically a steal!" I cry.
>
> I knew I was overpaying my machines, but it seems the only machines that
> come up in local sales are on either coast, never within even three or four
> hundred miles of my location. I know a lot of you have mentioned grabbing
> machines for $100 or even less much of the time, but I have not yet had
> that luxury.
>
> --Jordan
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