[GreenKeys] Pete Lancahire Equipment

[Joseph Pinner]

I am interested in Mite machines - Tennessee is a long distance.

On 3/19/2019 2:54 PM, Geo. Hutchison wrote:
> All - - -
>
> Soon I will be taking a brief trip down to Portland, Oregon, to 
> inventory, photograph, describe, and state condition of the assorted 
> pieces of teletype and teletype associated electronic equipment 
> bequeathed to the teletype enthusiasts of America.
>
> What I need to know from all persons interested in the hobby or 
> perhaps the equipment itself, just what the current interest in 
> general there is for said equipment.
>
> The arrangement hoped for with John La Rue, owner and curator for the 
> museum that burned down in California five or six years ago has 
> crumbled for several reasons, primarily lack of space to store it all 
> and how to fund getting it there.
>
> The young man Pete designated as custodian of his estate has no 
> technical experience with the gear, and is quite anxious to get it out 
> of the house Pete occupied.
>
> Pete was a generous man, and wanted the gear to be cared for and 
> cherished by those who got it.
>
> The problem with America nowadays is the cost of shipping all of the 
> gear to whomever may want it.
>
> I need some advice and opinions from you folks as to just how to proceed.
>
> The condition and photos of each piece will be placed on a server 
> which is being prepared by Paul Heller.
>
> There is apparently no West Coast interest at all, and I'm beginning 
> to wonder whether or not the old love and furor that used to be 
> associated with TTY gear has gone the way of the DoDo Bird.
>
> Please let me know your thoughts.
>
> I am not in any financial condition to manage such an assortment, and 
> I feel certain that the conservator of the estate does not share 
> Pete's generosity in helping out with its dispersal.
>
> So in a nutshell, WHAT DO WE DO???
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> George - W7TTY
>
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Joseph Pinner
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