Editing Teleprinter (section)

===Kleinschmidt Labs===
In 1931, American inventor Edward Kleinschmidt formed [[Kleinschmidt Inc|Kleinschmidt Labs]] to pursue a different design of teleprinter. In 1944 Kleinschmidt demonstrated their lightweight unit to the Signal Corps and in 1949 their design was adopted for the Army's portable needs. In 1956, Kleinschmidt Labs merged with [[Smith-Corona]], which then merged with the [[Marchant Calculator|Marchant Calculating Machine Co.]], forming the SCM Corporation. By 1979, the Kleinschmidt division was turning to Electronic Data Interchange and away from mechanical products.

Kleinschmidt machines, with the military as their primary customer, used standard military designations for their machines. The teleprinter was identified with designations such as a TT-4/FG, while communication "sets" to which a teleprinter might be a part generally used the standard Army/Navy designation system such as AN/FGC-25. This includes Kleinschmidt teleprinter TT-117/FG and tape reperforator TT-179/FG.