[GreenKeys] Western Union Simplex Printer Wiring Cabinet 2-B : Looking for Documentation.

[Joe Duszyński]

Duncan,
You Forgot the 2B "Typing Reperforator" I have one!!
;-)

On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 2:04 PM Duncan Brown <duncanancy at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Western Union was very frugal - including with model numbers!
>
> Charles has a WU "Simplex Printer Wiring Cabinet 2B", not to be confused
> with the WU "Simplex Tape Printer 2B"
> (there may have been a WU 2B "tape reader" and a 2B "page printer", also.)
>
> So when you are talking about WU models, you can't just say "2B". You
> have to include the description, also!
>
>
> I have never seen the Wiring Cabinet 2B  before.  Thanks for the
> pictures, Charles!
>
>
> Have Fun,
>
> Duncan
> K2OEQ
>
>
> On 06-Jul-22 13:00, Jim Cooper wrote:
> > On 5 Jul 2022 at 20:26, Charles Baetsen wrote:
> >
> >> I thought I would share some images of the Cabinet I have been working
> on.
> >> I just finished the restoration and here they are.
> > I was going to comment that none of those excellent quality
> > photos looks at all like a WU 2-B printer, but I guess they
> > used the same 2-B for the wiring cabinet -- which has the
> > typical klunky look of WU stuff !!  (hey, I worked for them
> > in the early 60s so I can say that.)  ;))
> >
> > Was this cabinet actually used with WU 2B printers?
> >
> > The 2B printer looked very much like a Model 14 tape
> > reperf, except it printed on the narrow yellow gummed
> > paper tape instead of punching tape.
> >
> > w2jc
> >
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