Thomas, when were those pictures taken? Have you had any luck getting in touch with Ted's close friends or family?
My first interaction with Ted was concerning how to form CR style megaphones. If I recall correctly, you two had found someone to fabricate them, but the cost was very high, and you only had a couple of sets made, if that? I mentioned that my buddy Henry had been using a hydro-forming technique, where a thick block of rubber was pressed onto sheet metal placed over a lead mold, and did a quick forming of a couple of handy items to show how it worked. At that time, Ted asked that we take the conversation off-line, which led to our first telephone conversation.
Our first business deal was when I sold Ted the finned K1 exhaust clamps from my Seeley, after I made lighter versions.
PS The forming picture was taken Sept 2010.