[GreenKeys] Weird Wheatstone tape perforator

[Nick England]

Oh, I forgot to mention that it had this stencil on the side
https://www.virhistory.com/ham/misc/wtty-12.JPG
but what would the FCC be doing with it? and why no zero key?
Weird, just plumb weird.....
Nick


On Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 12:40 PM Richard Dillman <richard.dillman at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 9:09 AM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I owned this unit some years ago and just came across the photos - It
>> looks like a standard Wheatstone perf, but had been modified to have only
>> keys 1-9 plus the space bar.
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>> There must be a story behind this, but I can't figure out what it might
>> be...
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> Wow, what an unusual machine.  Thanks for the photos.
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> My guess?  It was intended to punch tape for crypto number groups.  But we
> may never know for sure.
>
> RD
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> Richard Dillman
> Inverness Ridge, CA
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