[GreenKeys] Teletype Model 14 page printer

John, W9DDD w9ddd at tapr.org
Fri Jan 22 10:52:31 EST 2021


Would the FRXD fit in that list?  Predecessor to the 28 RT, built from 
14 parts more or less.  Mostly more.

John, W9DDD

On 1/21/2021 7:10 PM, John Nagle wrote:
>> To clarify Ralph's response, as far as I know
>> THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A Model 14
>> PAGE Printer ...   only typing tape perforators,
>> typing tape reperforators and non-typing tape
>> punches.
>>
>> There is a very old Model 14 "strip printer" that
>> used narrow tape to type messages (Western Union
>> used tape with dry 'gum' adhesive on the back, so
>> that the typed tape could be moistened and pasted
>> onto a telegram form for delivery).  Non-gummed tape
>> was often used when the Model 14 strip printer was used
>> by technicians as a "talk wire" between offices, etc.
> 
> Yes. I've restored three of those little Model 14 strip
> printers from the 1920s. Here's a Model 14 tape printer.
> 
> http://aetherltd.com/refurbishing14.html
> 
> The Model 14 family includes
> 
> - the tape printer, available with or without
>    keyboard ("RO", for Receive Only, without)
> 
> - the typing reperforator, which is the tape
>    printer with a punch mechanism and wider tape,
>    also available with or without keyboard,
> 
> - the transmitter-distributor, which is a paper
>    tape reader
> 
> - the perforator, which is a keyboard and tape
>    punch with no printer.
> 
> But there is no Model 14 page printer.
> Here's Wikipedia's model list.
> 
> Most page printer Teletypes take un-punched
> paper rolls. You can get them here:
> 
> https://www.nordisco.com/store/item.aspx?ItemId=73573
> 
> These are white paper; the classic yellow paper is not
> available as new stock.
> 
>              John Nagle
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