[GreenKeys] Re: PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
Don Robert House
[email protected]
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:48:02 -0600
Tom and Joel,
When Teletype closed up in Skokie, their museum was split up and went
several different directions. I understand that Lucent has part of
it in New Jersey. Part went to some locations overseas. I have no
idea why. One hopes that what Lucent does have in New Jersey will
not find its way to the scrapper. This is one reason we have been
working so hard at maintaining the collection in San Diego.
Don
At 8:33 AM -0600 01/13/2004, Tom Kleinschmidt wrote:
>Joel:
>
>My great-grandfather, Edward E. Kleinschmidt (EEK), is one of the key
>players of Teletype. His company - Kleinschmidt Electric-and Morkrum merged
>in the 1920's to create Morkrum Kleinschmidt Co. - Later Teletype corp.
>Teletype was sold to At&T Western Electric Division in 1930.
>
>A few years later EEK started Kleinschmidt laboratories and in 1950 built a
>factory in Deerfield, Il to build teleprinters for the Military. That
>company was sold to Smith Corona (Later SCM) in 1956. In 1980 SCM corp. was
>sold to a British holding company and Kleinschmidt Division was spun off.
>The general manager bought Kleinschmidt Division, Now Kleinschmidt Inc. The
>company provides Electronic Data services which is a spin-off a secondary
>business Kleinschmidt had created which provided methods for tracking
>railroad freight cars. www.kleinschmidt.com The Kleinschmidt family has no
>financial or business affiliation with the company.
>
>I have a small collection of mostly Kleinschmidt machines in my basement
>which usually is available to view by appointment - right now we are in the
>midst of a major reorganization and cleanout (A nice way say a mess where
>you can barely walk!).
>
>I have no information on the original Teletype Museum.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Tom
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Robert House" <[email protected]>
>To: "Tom Kleinschmidt" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:40 PM
>Subject: Fwd: PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Perhaps you can fill in this gentleman on Teletype Corp. etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Don
>>
>>
>> >From: "Arlene Smith" <[email protected]>
>> >To: <[email protected]>
>> >Subject: PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
>> >Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 21:46:27 -0600
>> >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2004 03:50:59.0331 (UTC)
>> >FILETIME=[4A4B5530:01C3D8BF]
>> >
>> >
>> >Dear Sir,
>> > I live in Chicago and wondered about the site listed
>> >for P.H., Ill.
>> >If this is a place or person I should like to visit and see the
>> >machine, parts,
>> >etc. Do you have any idea what happened to the corporate history that the
>> >company kept was it transferred to ATT. They also had a collection of
>older
>> >machine that they kept at the Southport Street location in the basement.
>> >do not know if these were transferred to the Skokie location in the 60's.
>> >Perhaps Western Electric has some info?
>> >
>> > There are some booklet listed and I should like to purchase
>those.
>> >My phone 773-334-5575. J. L. BAUM, 4635 N. PAULINA AVE., CHICAGO,
>> >ILLINOIS, 60640-4513. I am sure that there are many other questions
>> >I should like to ask. Books? etc. Thanks in advance for the intrusion and
>> >your consideration.
>> >
>> > Yours Truly,
>> > JOEL BAUM
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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