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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  5. Model 15 RO case.
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73,
Jordan Spencer Cunningham
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