OT: wire recorders

I guess this is only slightly OT, since this particular recorder dates I managed to rescue a Webster Chicago model 79 wire recorder from a shelf that was overlooked in my friend's shop after most of it had been dumped into the dumpster. The model 79 was sold as a bare-bones unit without any audio circuitry, while the model 80, which used the same mechanism, was a complete unit. A little more info about Webster Chicago wire recorders can be found at [http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dmorton/webcor.htm], and more info about wire recorders in general can be found at [http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dmorton/wire_recorders.htm]. The audio circuitry that my friend built for this model 79 appears to be long gone, so in order to play back the 3 reels of wire I also rescued, I'm going to have to recreate it. I managed to found the instruction manual in a binder in the dumpster, but I don't have a service manual (though I'd certainly like to find one). The instruction manual covers the use of the model 79 and a basic design for the audio circuitry. If anyone else has a model 79 or 80, or thinks it might otherwise be worthwhile, I'm willing to scan the manual if someone has a place to host it on the web. -Toth