[GreenKeys] Odd 15 Printer

[tony.podrasky]

The cylinder next to the right ribbon spool is a re-inker.

On 12/17/2018 12:10 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham wrote:
> While we're on the topic of unusual items, I came across this odd Model
> 15 typing unit on a nationwide Craigslist search:
> https://oneonta.craigslist.org/atq/d/antique-teletype-corp/6744888694.html
>
> There are two things that immediately stand out to me as being odd, but
> maybe I just haven't been around the block enough:
>
>   * There appears to be some kind of flywheel-type device attached to
>     where the platen crank usually is
>   * There is some kind of cylinder attached near the right ribbon spool.
>
> I've never seen anything like these attachments even in photos, so I'm
> very curious. Did someone get sick of his platen cranks walking off and
> attached a ridiculously large replacement so nobody would be tempted
> anymore, sort of how restaurants and banks sometimes tape spoons or
> flowers to their pens? Or was this just a less common but
> factory-produced attachment for easy paper advancement?
>
> --Jordan
>
>
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