[GreenKeys] Ebay 250919065416 Model "100" machines

[John Nagle]

On 10/27/2011 9:01 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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> From: "Larry Tighe"<larryradio at att.net>
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> Hi Folks,
>
> I've been in touch with Jim, W1JT who has these machines up for bid.  The
> sad part of the discussion is that they must go for scrap if nobody takes
> them.
>
> They're very unique W.U. machines made by Underwood for W.U. I'm told.
> 250919065416
> lar
>

That's an rare machine.  It's not a Teletype product. At first I thought 
it was an early Morkrum, which it resembles, but it's not.
 From the patent number, it's no earlier than 1933.  The patent
numbers on the unit aren't particularly relevant to this device,
though.  Like the early Morkrum machines, it's a
typewriter mechanism bolted onto a selector and power unit.  That
was never a happy marriage.

I suspect that, like the Teletype Model 26, this is not a design
that stood the test of time.  It's exotic, but probably not something
worth returning to full operation and regular use.

Is someone in Boston going to pick those up?

				John Nagle