[GreenKeys] Paper tape retainer/cover for 3/8 Tape Printer

[John Spigel]

I've found a solution for the missing tape retainer cover for the 14 
tape printer. I cut a piece of glass epoxy PC board I had in the scrap 
pile to fit the enclosure face, added a small finger handle and some 
self stick weatherstrip felt on the inside to take up some of the extra 
space. Seems to work pretty well. A picture is near the bottom of the 
page at:

https://w1an.com/photos/equipment

Also in the pictures you'll find a photo of the tables I put together 
from pairs of Vasagle bar stools from amazon, plywood, spray paint, nuts 
and bolts, casters from harbor freight and old bedrail angle steel. Very 
nice to move the weight around. The black paint gives them a little of 
the original industrial look.

73, John W1AN

On 10-Sep-26 03:12, John Spigel wrote:
> I have a museum Teletype (14) Bell System BR type bar tape printer all 
> cleaned up and working. Date inside cover is 1932 and it has the 
> financial pallets and KB. It's missing the cover/tape reel retainer for 
> the 3/8" tape and whatever reel accessories might have been in there. 
> Bulletin 1028 on page 10 only shows a couple style choices, but no 
> reference to 3/8 tape and page 18 cited in the footnote is missing. I 
> tried to see if a 9-1/4" tape cover from a Model 19 fits and it does 
> perfectly, so functionally/cosmetically that would work if I had an 
> extra. Like on the 19 I would believe some other parts to secure the 
> tape from unravelling uncontrollably might be needed. Not much space in 
> there. Any photos suggestions?
> 
> 73, John W1AN