[GreenKeys] Kleinschmidt 7302 ?

[Bruce Gentry]

Bruce,

As Duncan pointed out, It looks to be a version of the model 311.

The 311 is a printer that uses type wheels with their characters on the 
wheel's rim parallel to the shaft. As Dave said, there is a line width 
worth of type wheels mounted in parallel. The wheels spin on the back 
side of the paper. A hammer on a linear track runs across the front to 
impress the character through a ribbon. Pictures attached of machine and 
two type wheels.



    The other drum printer I am familiar with is the UGC-74. Unlike this 
one, the lines of characters are a spiral, and there are individual 
hammers for each column.





The pictured M-311 is the TT-512/FG version.

The 311 as the AN/FGC - 80 version is in the 1970 KL catalog on page 4. 
A scan of the catalog may be downloaded at:
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/kleinschmidt.htm 
<https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/kleinschmidt.htm>

Kleinschmidt used Smith Corona type baskets and keyboard keys from the 
founding of Kleinschmidt Laboratories in 1948. Smith Corona bought KL in 
1956. After merging with Marchant the name and logo change became SCM. 
SCM went on to become a diversified conglomerate including Glidden 
paint. SCM was sold to Hanson in the UK in 1980. Hanson spun off all 
operations with less than $20mm in annual revenue. KL was bought by its 
then general manager. As Kleinschmidt Inc they still provide EDI 
services, a spinoff of there old rail car tracking business.

Tom




    I wonder if  Glidden provided paint for Smith Corona, even though we 
had a very active paint maker, Strathmore here in Syracuse.  The paint 
booths and drying ovens were largely intact in the factory building when 
it was flattened.  ATTACHED is a photo of an SCM mechanical calculator, 
restyled from the older Marchant Figuremaster  and Figurematic models.  
I am trying to find one of them as well.  I have no idea who the 
designer was, but the general theme was used for years on many SCM products.

     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

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