[GreenKeys] TTY needed as prop for TV show

Thu Nov 18 13:21:55 EST 2021

 My wife loves the Mrs. Maisel TV series and if I had a M15 I'm sure she'd
be loading it into the car as I type...
(I presume a Model 15 given the era and probability they want a news feed
machine)

I recall that Don House had a good experience with his machine on a movie
set. He shepherded it on set and operated in costume IIRC.
My friend Brian KN4R loaned several of his very rare early PanAm receivers
for a TV series about PanAm - again he watched over the gear  on set and
had a great time.

My little company's 3D crime scene scanner was in an episode of CSI some
years ago - a couple of our guys operated it on set and all went well - and
they had a great adventure.

I have also heard the horror tales of machines that went on loan and were
unaccompanied (don't know if that was the case with Jack).

My impression is that the prop manager has a standard form, you put in the
insurance value, and conditions about shipping and oversight, I'd certainly
never let a machine go unaccompanied. That could work for a single episode
shot, but not if they wanted to keep it for multiple days/weeks shooting.

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:54 PM ad7i <ad7i at ad7i.net> wrote:

> I have a very nice M15 in central coastal NJ, about a 60 minute drive
> from Manhattan.
>
> But the only reason I'd be interested in loaning it to a production
> company would be for money, and I see all sorts of potential pitfalls.
>
> I'd want an entertainment attorney to write a contract for me
> (attorney would cost about $1000) and I'd want all fees and deposits
> to be paid in advance, wire transfer, before they ever picked up the
> machine.
>
> If they wanted me to operate the machine in Manhattan for them, that's
> $500/day plus expenses.
>
> if they damaged the machine (and in the contract determination of that
> would be at my sole discretion) then they can keep it, but they would
> forfeit a substantial amount of money (I'm thinking $3000).
>
> I suspect they would never agree to all that.
>
> Paul, ad7i
>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:48 PM Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > To those who are new here… we’ve heard plenty of tales of destroyed
> machines. Jack Hart had a very rare model 28ASR that was destroyed (he
> never shared that publicly) and others have publicly shared similar stories.
> >
> > If you decide to go after this, make sure YOU go with the machine and
> have some kind of supervisory rights (hard to get)
> >
> > Paul
> > W2TTY
> >
> > ITTY: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8000/ITTY
> > ITTY100: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8010/ITTY100
> > AUTOSTART: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8030/AUTOSTART
> > EUROPE: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8040/EUROPE
> >
> > On Nov 18, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Duncan Brown <duncanancy at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > The AWA recently received the following request:
> >
> > **************************
> > *Name*
> > jose pavon
> >
> > *Email*
> > pavon.jose at gmail.com
> >
> > *Comment or Message*
> > Hello There,
> > My name is Jose Pavon, the Prop Master on a television show based in New
> York titled the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. We are currently on our 5th season
> and we are looking for a vintage teletype machine for one of our sets, I
> was hoping that maybe you guys can help us source one or guide us in the
> right direction as far as what would be ideal equipment that would work in
> our scene. Please let me know if there is a good number where you might be
> reached.
> > thanks in advance
> >
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> > **************************
> > I spoke to Jose and they are looking for a machine for a TV Studio set
> in 1960.  They would like to lease or buy a machine.  I offered to sell
> them a M28 we have that is without a printer for $100, that I thought would
> be good for a prop.  But Jose would like something that works and
> apparently acts like a real machine (spitting out paper).
> >
> > The AWA Museum does not have a working M28 we want to get rid of and I
> told him that having the machine operational would be more complicated and
> they could just fake the printing. But he came back to me this AM saying
> they would really like something operational and could I help him find a
> working machine. So I told him I'd list it here on Greenkeys.
> >
> > So, anyone have a working M15 or M28 they would like to lease out or
> sell to Jose?
> >
> > (Warning - there have been some horror stories of people who leased out
> equipment to movie or TV production companies and when they got their
> machine back, it was pretty beaten up. So selling a unit would be the best
> way to go and then they don't have to pay to send it back.)
> >
> > If you have something to offer Jose, please email him directly at
> pavon.jose at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > Thanks & 73,
> >
> > Duncan
> > K2OEQ
> >
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> >
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