[GreenKeys] Bell Atlantic M15 available for pick-up -- Mid-Atlantic Region

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I wish I had more room in my house and lived closer — that’s about as good as they get.

It’s hard to tell, but is that double-pane glass on the cover?… I’m assuming it’s not?


> On Sep 5, 2026, at 3:35 AM, Paul Birkel via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Last week I recovered a M15 from heading to the trash.
>  It’s been in storage near Great Falls, VA, for about two decades.  I’m told that it came out of a Bell Atlantic central office.  The
> last one there, presumably abandoned in place years ago.  And that on its last day all the workers there signed the cover.
>  The cover is white and carries the Bell Atlantic blue and yellow racing-stripe livery plus employee autographs.  The sound deadening material on the inside is in quite good shape; one flap needs to be reattached.  The unit itself looks to be in pretty good condition, all keycaps in place  I haven’t tried to move any mechanisms as I imagine that the main shaft needs to be attended to first.  Photos are posted at:
>  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WOey5abqLVmyBHq9jedAZcbb9ADx4We7?usp=sharing
>  I will try to answer any questions that they may inspire, or take additional photos of specific areas if requested.
>  At the moment it’s located near Wheaton, MD.
>  If there is a committed recipient in the general vicinity of Lewes, DE, then I probably can get it transported there on Saturday the 12th (one week from today) by a hobbyist who is making an infrequent trip to the DC area.
>  It there is a committed recipient in the vicinity of Wall, NJ, then I may be able to get it transported further from Lewes to the VCF swap meet on October 17th (https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/).  Next Saturday the 12th would still be a critical date on that path as the hobbyist stopping by on the 12th would be the “mule” to the VCF swap meet.
>  So if relocation to either Lewes, DE, or Wall, NJ (only on Oct. 17th) would “seal the deal” for someone then TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.  And a firm commitment!
>  Hopefully there is someone here (or perhaps a friend/associate of someone here) who would like to receive this unit, gratis :-}.
>  For speed of response/interaction I recommend email to me directly at pbirkel at gmail.com with cc: to Greenkeys as deemed appropriate to the community conversation.  Perhaps someone can add more insight into how this unit may have been used by Bell Atlantic given its configuration?
>  Thank you,
>  paul