[GreenKeys] For grabs: Rare M19, M28 KSRs, RO, Frieden Flexowriter

Ian Litchfield kd2ixl at gmail.com
Sun Sep 17 18:04:30 EDT 2023 

I am over in NJ.

If you are making your way out here I would be interested in one of the
frequency shifters. If I had space I’d take a 28 or the 19, but I think my
landlord would murder me at this point with the sheer number of other
things I have.

For trade I’m sure some quality NJ pizza or subs, and of course a local
cider or bottle of lairds apple jack would suffice if you are planning to
come up to the north east.

If not let me know. I travel for work occasionally and might be making my
way to Vegas around January or February. For a trade show

-Ian L.
KD2IXL


On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 14:26 Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at teletype.net>
wrote:

> Hello GreenKeyers,
>
> When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one man to
> dissolve the emotional bands which have connected him with archaic
> equipment he knows he will never gain the naturally occurring felicitude
> derived from tinkering with said equipment, a decent respect to the
> opinions of mankind requires that the equipment be pawned off to some other
> poor sap.
>
> Gentlemen, lady(ies?): in the tranquil hills of Eagle Mountain, Utah
> awaits equipment for your consideration and subsequent collection. I am
> simply being realistic with myself and recognizing that I likely won't be
> able to submit the proper care these machines deserve what with the other
> machines to which I am devoted, and I also am running low on space.
>
> Cost? I am at least looking to recoup the few hundred dollars in gas it
> took to obtain this equipment and maybe a burger or two or a six pack of
> Apple Beer, so most any offer will be considered, even if you think it's
> low. People from GreenKeys get special consideration over those who contact
> me through other means. More important than recouping my investment is
> ensuring these go to a good place and will be taken care of and preferably
> used. Indications of earnest desire and aptitude to fully restore and
> operate these machines go a long way.
>
> None of these machines are in danger of the scrap yard, but this is a
> first come, first served situation. If you're unsure of when you'd be able
> to make a trip to Utah with a truck to take any of these home, let me know
> your interest and your location. You never know when I might be heading
> toward or near you sometime in the future where we could meet halfway or
> make some other arrangement.
>
>    1. This is a quite rare Model 19 complete with table and Model 14
>    typing reperforator shelf, garbed in traditional Western Union Green. I'm
>    not sure whether I really want to pass this on or not, but I don't think I
>    will be able to do the array of machines justice, so I'm at least putting
>    it out there to see how serious other people might be about it. Convince me
>    you're going to restore it to full glory and take proper care of it sooner
>    than I'll be able to get to it (it's going to be years for me), and I might
>    let it go. M19, M14 TD, and M14 RO typing reperforator included. The 19 has
>    a unique privacy window built onto the case. The M14 shelf is missing its
>    mounting screws currently, the typing reperforator is missing its cover,
>    and there are some missing keycaps, but otherwise it all appears to be
>    intact. Each of the three have chipping/peeling crinkle paint.
>    1. Image of Table <https://teletype.net/imgs/m19_table_special.jpg>
>       2. Image of M19 <https://teletype.net/imgs/m19_special.jpg>
>       3. Image of M14 TR <https://teletype.net/imgs/m14ro_special.jpg>
>       4. Image of M14 TD <https://teletype.net/imgs/m14td_special.jpg>
>    2. Three Model 28 KSRs, and one 28 RO (no keyboard). I am definitely
>    ready to let at least two of these go; I'm leaning toward keeping the RO
>    and one of the KSRs, but if you can make a good case that you'll take good
>    care of them and put them to good use, I may be convinced to also let go of
>    one or both of these two.
>    1. Image 1 <https://teletype.net/imgs/m28ksr_1.jpg>
>       2. Image 2 <https://teletype.net/imgs/m28ksr_2.jpg>
>       3. Image 3 <https://teletype.net/imgs/m28ro_1.jpg>
>       3. A Frieden Flexowriter. Motor seems to be seized, but otherwise
>    appears to be complete and without having suffered any physical trauma. I
>    simply decided I need to focus on standard-encoding machines
>    (ITA2/USTTY/ASCII). I don't know how this one is configured as far as
>    encoding goes, but it does have labels indicating it was used at ERDA, Los
>    Alamos Laboratory, an apparently short-lived predecessor to the Department
>    of Energy.
>    1. Image <https://teletype.net/imgs/frieden_flexo.jpg>
>    4. I have three frequency shift converters that I am not expecting to
>    put to use at this point. Not certain if they work. There are some serious
>    tubes in these.
>    1. Image 1 <https://teletype.net/imgs/army_cv116.jpg>
>       2. Image 2 <https://teletype.net/imgs/fscs.jpg>
>    5. Model 15 RO case.
>    1. Image <https://teletype.net/imgs/m15_ro_cover.jpg>
>
> 73,
> Jordan Spencer Cunningham
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