Shipping a Model 33 (RO) Teletype

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Thu Nov 11 12:16:57 2004

Hi
  Removing the cover and motor to ship in different boxes still is a
good idea. The one I got was a mess. The box wax partially opened and
I had to search the packing to, luckily, find the H piece that
goes between the keboard and the printer.
Dwight

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, John Lawson wrote:

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> I have shipped a couple of these over the years - I always had good luck by
> removing the machine from it's pedestal entirely, and shipping them in
> separate boxes. Also, fixing the locking bolt down on the typing unit before
> shipping is critical.
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> Once the 33 is in it's 'tabletop' configuration, it's very easy to pack it
> up nicely, and the pedestal, being just light-guage sheet metal, also travels
> well, if you block it from being crushed.
>
> In the case of the original post, however, all this depends on the relative
> skill of the Seller - and often that is sadly lacking.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
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Received on Thu Nov 11 2004 - 12:16:57 GMT

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