[GreenKeys] 28 ASR in Texas - pictures 1

Tue Jun 9 07:56:09 EDT 2020

Thanks, Russ.  I was hoping you would know something about this.

73

Kevin

On 6/8/2020 8:53 PM, Russ Miller wrote:
> Kevin,
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> Just one comment....the Allentown is Allentown PA.  It’s about an hour north of me and was the national warehouse for Western Union.
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> 73
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> Russ WA3FRP
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 8, 2020, at 9:26 PM, Kevin H. Phillips <kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org> wrote:
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>> I picked up the machine this afternoon.  It was a disappointment to say the least.  The fellow who had it apparently buys houses and then renovates and "flips" them.  He said that the machine was left in a house he bought.  My guess is that it may have belonged to a ham (or, maybe old WU technician?) who went SK and the family could not get rid of the machine and so just left it.  I have taken quite a few pictures.  I may have to send these in batches if that is OK.  It's much more of a "project" than I hoped for. The right side of the cabinet may have been sitting in dirt and then some plants grew up inside of it.  There was a *lot* of dirt in the case on that side and quite a lot of small leaves (apparently fresh) on the inside over the typing unit.  I guess I am most concerned about the typing unit.  I was able to turn the motor by hand.  It and the main accessory shaft turned by hand fairly easily so I guess that is a good sign.  Several years ago I bought a 28ASR which was definitely nothing but a parts machine so I might be able to cannibalize some things from it.  The large K-T-KT knob selector on the front is broken and does not grab the shaft.  According to a tag on the typing unit and TD, probably the last time this was serviced was 1975.  In the bottom of the case, unfortunately on the right side with all the dirt, was an envelope with some paperwork titled "Modification of 11707 Wiring Cabinet. It is dated 22 October 1975.  It had obviously been waterlogged and full of dirt so not much of it will be salvageable.  But, I was able to see that the "patron" was International Transport. The description of the machine was:  P115 M28 ASR W/SSS & 13156 FMC.  Maybe that will mean something to someone on the list.  You will see that the tag states Allentown.  The only Allentown I'm familiar with is in PA but I'm sure there are others.
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>> Anyway,  here goes with some pictures.
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>> 73
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>> Kevin
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>> W5TTY
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