[GreenKeys] Another paper source?

[John, W9DDD]

I had this contact a while back and the reason I think it may be a good 
one is that the response came from someone who has been in the business 
long enough to know what a Teletype machine is.

Adorable Supply <adorablesupply at gmail.com> is the email for Richard Brown.

http://www.adorablesupply.com/

Adorable Supply <http://www.adorablesupply.com/>

I'm copying below our conversation.  Note that it didn't involve later 
model machines which offered more options for paper size and orientation.

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I am the contact person & resident historian.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 12:56 PM John, W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org 
<mailto:w9ddd at tapr.org>> wrote:

    Thank you for the quick response.

    I seem to recall folks on the Greenkeys mailing list looking for 1"
    tape.  Personally I made a score at a swap meet for 11/16" tape. 
    Unless
    it turns out to be too old, I am set there.

    Pin feed, I've enough to get through the restore phase, but will be
    contacting ya'all once I get it working.

    I will mention that you do have the 1" tape and a good variety of pin
    feed.  May I mention you as a contact person?

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    The above comments or recommendations are SWAG. Use at your own risk.
    John, W9DDD

    On 3/26/2021 11:34 AM, Adorable Supply wrote:
     > John
     >
     > I go back a long way with the Teletype 28's.  Many years ago Durable
     > Supply, which was the predecessor to Adorable Supply, offered the
     > teletype rolls in single ply to ten plies, a variety of color
     > combinations, and the oiled perforator tapes in the 11/16 inch and 1
     > inch widths.  Currently Adorable Supply still stocks both the
    single ply
     > rolls and the sprocket feed papers in 1 to 6 parts and in many
    widths,
     > since it is still used on so many other printers.  The following
    is a
     > partial list of our in-stock sprocket feed items that would fit
    on any
     > teletype printer:
     >
     >   * 1 part 8.5" x 11" white in #15 (3500/cs), #18 (3000/cs) or
    #20 bond
     >     (2700/cs).  It is 8.5" width edge to edge.
     >   * 1 part 8.5" x 5.5" white in #15 (7000/cs), #18 (6000/cs) or
    #20 bond
     >     (5400/cs).  It is 8.5" width edge to edge.
     >   * 1 part 8.5" x 3.66" white in #15 (10,500/cs), #18 (9000/cs)
    or #20
     >     bond (8100/cs).  It is 8.5" width edge to edge.
     >   *
     >   * 1 part 9.5" x 11" white in #15 (3500/cs), #18 (3000/cs) or
    #20 bond
     >     (2700/cs).  It is 9.5" width edge to edge.
     >   * 1 part 9.5" x 5.5" white in #15 (7000/cs), #18 (6000/cs) or
    #20 bond
     >     (5400/cs).  It is 9.5" width edge to edge.
     >   * 1 part 9.5" x 3.66" white in #15 (10,500/cs), #18 (9000/cs)
    or #20
     >     bond (8100/cs).  It is 9.5" width edge to edge.
     >   * 1 part 9.5" x 11" canary, blue, pink or green #20 bond (2700/cs).
     >   *   2-4 parts 8.5" x 11" white in 2 pt (1600/cs), 3 pt
    (1050/cs) or 4
     >     pt (800/cs).
     >   *   2-6 parts 9.5" x 11" white in 2 pt (1600/cs), 3 pt
    (1050/cs) or 4
     >     pt (800/cs).
     >   *   2-5 parts 9.5" x 5.5" white in 2 pt (3200/cs), 3 pt
    (2100/cs) or 4
     >     pt (1600/cs).
     >
     > We can custom run (blank or printed) any roll or form that is not
    in our
     > stock and there is not a problem with our blind drop shipping to
     > multiple locations.  I will be looking forward to hearing from you.
     >
     > Richard Brown
     >
     > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 11:19 AM <W9DDD at tapr.org
    <mailto:W9DDD at tapr.org>
     > <mailto:W9DDD at tapr.org <mailto:W9DDD at tapr.org>>> wrote:
     >
     >     I see your computer paper listed as 8.5" wide.  My question is
     >     whether that''s width after tearing off the sprocket holes,
    or final
     >     width.  My requirement is for pin spacing of 8.0". No need
    for tear
     >     off edges.
     >
     >     My avocation is restoring old Teletype machines. They came in
    both
     >     a roll feed and a pin feed version. Getting foll paper
    doesn''t seem
     >     to be a problem, although the quality isn''t that great from some
     >     suppliers.
     >
     >     Tractor or pin feed is more difficult.  Most printers in the
     >     generation following the Teletype era used 9.5" wide paper,
    so one
     >     can find that no problem. 8.5" is hard because the 9.5" is often
     >     listed as 8.5" if it has the tear off edges.
     >
     >     So, I see several choices of pin feed computer paper listed
    as 8.5"
     >     and I''d a little more detail on them.  The one that caught my
     >     attention said special order.  If that requires a minimum
    quantity
     >     what would that be, and could you split that into several
    shipping
     >     locations?
     >     IP: 76.183.121.152
     >
     >
     >
     > --
     > Richard Brown
     > Adorable Supply Corp.



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Richard Brown
Adorable Supply Corp.

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You said "tomorrow" yesterday.

The above comments or recommendations are SWAG. Use at your own risk.
John, W9DDD

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