The unit that printed WU messages on a narrow strip of gummed paper
from 1926 to c1960 was the Western Union Model 2B (WU's model
number), which was first manufactured by the Morkrum-Kleinschmidt
Corp. (after 1928, known as the Teletype Corp.). With the addition
of punching ability, it became the Teletype Corp. M14.
Both the tape printer version and the reperforator version of the
M14 were produced by Teletype Corp at the same time. "Model 14"
was a Bell designation. Teletype Corp. used a letter combination
for model designation ( M14 = "Fxx"; M28 = "Lxx"; etc). I don't
know offhand what the different designators were for the M14 tape
printer and reperf.
The M14 tape printers were also used by Bell TWX operators to
communicate with TWX subscribers. The tape printer was much
cheaper and more compact than a M15.
Have fun,
Duncan
K2OEQ
On 30-Sep-23 23:39, Jeffrey Golas wrote:
Just curious, what printed the text that would go into a western union telegram? Obviously it was printed on tape, but that wasnt on a Teletype, right? Even the tape models like the 14 punch as well.
Jeff
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