[GreenKeys] Model 19 - Austin Texas...

[Pete Lancashire]

The seller is a ham and wants to find a home for it

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 6:37 AM Kenneth Gartland <trnsrme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> This fine example of a Model 19 Teletype set
> as seen the on the Ebay listing is an exceptionally
> rare version...
>
> This is the Western Union Telex version,
> Model 19, rarely seen...
>
> On close examination of the main cover,
> one can see the answerback (Here-is)
> mech visible thru a round hole in a lift
> up door...
>
> This looks "Factory", and was probably
> a special build for Western Union
> by Teletype Corp'n...
>
> This is the first Model 19 Telex version
> I have ever seen...
>
> I hope someone on Green keys can retrieve
> this very rare example...
>
> Even the table, is a "Telex" version of the standard
> offering used on the 19 set...
>
> The modification of the kbd itself, is difficult
> enough for the removable version (KSR) kbd,
> the 19 style keyboard wud be much harder
> to install the ansback assembly...
>
> I have done some research on the M15 keyboards
> W.U. used for Telex service, they seemed to
> favour one version to use over the others...
>
> I was not able to find info whether
> or not Teletype Corp'n built these modfified
> kbd's for W.U.
>
> There doesn't appear to be any info available
> to confirm this...
>
> Apparently, Western Union modified the kbd's
> and typing units in their own shops...
>
> This machine is an amazing find, and very unlikely
> another will ever turn up...
>
> I really hope it can find a new home with
> someone on the list...
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ken
>
> VE3-HMQ
> i-Telex 61663
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