[Fiddlstix]

.....I actually had a surplus Kleinscmidt portable tty that had change gears for all speeds.....

LOL
Small world. I had a Kleinscmidt too. Now that you mention it, I remember changing the gears in it. (Very easy to do)
I got mine about '69-70. Somewhere about that time. I had it hooked up for RTTY also. (Receive only. I had not renewed my ham ticket, never did actually, got too busy with other stuff) It was fun.

[backhoe]

I really enjoyed the hobby- as news and other providers switched to satellite feeds, the stations went silent, and when we moved in 1987, I decided that moving my 7' relay rack & all that gear wasn't worth the hassle. Kind of wish I'd done otherwise.