[GreenKeys] MITE manual on line

[Duncan Brown]

On 19-Mar-14 22:55, Jim Haynes wrote:
>
> The company had not made anything like that before, and after the 
> teleprinter business was over they went back to making sewing machines.
>
Jim,

Many people talk as if the MITE TTY was developed and manufactured by a 
sewing machine company in New Hartford, CT.

But Bernard Howard's original company was Teleprinter Corp. (mentioned 
in WUTR and AWA Museum has a AN/TGC-14 that says "Teleprinter Corp." on 
it) of Paramus, NJ.  Also, WUTR mentions working with Teleprinter Corp. 
and possibly investing in them (WU was looking for a cheaper, smaller 
machine than the M28).

The sewing machine company story comes about because on 7 Mar 1961, 
Teleprinter Corp. merged with the Greist Manufacturing Co. of New Haven, 
CT.  Greist was a general manufacturing company and made everything from 
measuring gages to sewing machine attachments, straight razors, and 
anti-aircraft guns.  Teleprinter Corp may have merged with Greist just 
to get access to their manufacturing capability.

At some point (just like the Morkrum-Kleinschmidt Co.), Teleprinter 
Corp. shortened their name to their product's model name "MITE" (which 
stood for Miniaturized Integrated Teleprinter Equipment).

Thanks for scanning that huge manual!

Duncan




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