[GreenKeys] Wheatstone Tape Perforator - Kleinschmidt, Creed, Tele type, Boehme

Sun Sep 27 09:35:22 EDT 2026

Ink recorder with the resulting tape pulled across a “bridge” for a
radioman to read and type
https://www.navy-radio.com/morse/boehme-tm11-486-01.jpg

Take your time or parallel a bunch of radiomen and there you go.

Inked tape looks like this
https://www.navy-radio.com/morse/inker-tape-1409.JPG

Photos of the ink recorder, tape puller, etc. are at
https://www.navy-radio.com/morse.htm

Creed had a printing Morse receiver but I don’t know that it could go that
fast.

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com

On Sun, Sep 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM John Spigel via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> So, 400 WPM Morse? This would require a CW op with fingers on steroids
> to copy. What was actually used on the receiving end? Did we revert to
> Morse's original ink markings on tape for decoding later?
>
> 73, John W1AN
>
> On 25-Sep-26 17:09, til128--- via GreenKeys wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > In the series "The March of Time", in a 1935 issue they concentrate on
> the newsroom for the Hauptman trial.
> >
> > They rely on both the AP/UPI TTs and a direct telegraph (morse) wire to
> the courtroom.
> >
> > Telegraph is the hero.
> >
> > Tom WB2TTY
> >
> > Please note: message attached
> >
> > From: Nick England via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> > To: Sam Hallas <sam.hallas at googlemail.com>
> > Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Wheatstone Tape Perforator - Kleinschmidt,
> Creed, Teletype, Boehme
> > Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:18:44 -0400
> >
> >
> >
> > Take a look at this article. Check out the photo on page 4
> >
> > https://www.tmchistory.org/PressWireless/pop_mech_1945/
> > flashing_the_news.pdf <https://www.tmchistory.org/PressWireless/
> > pop_mech_1945/flashing_the_news.pdf>
> >
> >
> > Nick England K4NYW
> > Chapel Hill NC
> > www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM Sam Hallas via GreenKeys
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> >
> >     __
> >     On 24/09/2026 02:28, Jim Haynes via GreenKeys wrote:
> >>
> >>     All of this got me to wondering about Press Wireless and whether
> >>     they used any Morse gear or was it all Teletype.  Unfortunately our
> >>     Press Wireless veteran W6OWP is now SK but maybe I can find someone
> >>     who knows.
> >
> >     There's a picture I found on the Library of Congress archive called
> >     "Telegraph room of the New York Times newspaper Telegrapher on the
> >     direct wire from Washington" showinf a reporter at a typewriter
> >     alongside a morse sounder. So I guess the answer is yes they did.
> >
> >     Sam
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