A fascinating subject, my next door neighbour worked with Alan Turing at Bletchley Park during WW2, she unfortunately passed away last year at the age of 99 but was a lovely lady with some truly wonderful stories
I lived in Syracuse for 24 years, and didn't know they made this! I found some more info On-line; 'Another interesting war product that L.C. Smith & Corona made was the M209 Hagelin cipher machine. Developed by Boris Hagelin of Sweden in 1940 for the U.S. Army, the M209 Hagelin was a portable, hand-cranked encoder that created coded messages. While not as robust as other encoding machines, the signal corps used the M209 Hagelin to create time-sensitive messages that were no longer necessary after a couple of hours. L.C. Smith & Corona made approximately 140,000 encoding machines under a license provided by the Hagelin Company before it was discontinued in 1962.'
Just read the post about the letter. Reminds me of a friend of mine who has a personal letter to his mother from Field Marshal William Slim. I thought that very cool and I'm sure he still has it.
I seem to recall reading that some. Countries in South America used the enigma machines right up to the early 1970s. That's why the "Ultra Secret" was kept a secret so long. To change the subject a wee bit. I believe one of the reasons Rommel did so well in Africa was because he didn't follow orders. Hitler told him to attack somewhere, Monty would get the G2, reenforce that place and Rommel would attack elsewhere. I believe after a while Monty lost faith in the Ultra G2, making it much easier for him to ignore the G2 regarding the SS panzers at Arnhem. Just my thoughts on the matter for what little it's worth. Back to the encoding machines you have. I think they're pretty darn cool. I would think any collector of military artifacts, WW2 especially, would be very proud to have one in his/her collection. It's not like something one sees every second or third day. Just like almost all military collectables, I'm sure they'll only go up in value. Again it behooves me to thank you for all your work bring history into our lives. A noble pursuit.
I actually know a fair bit about this machine. It doesn't work like the enigma at all. Unfortunately I can't describe its workings in a comment but there are resources online on how they work.
I went to Benicia California recently and in an antique shop called antiques on first there was a letter adressed to Herman goering from Ziegler SA brigadierFuhrer form 1938 about the four year plan for 350 dollars. I'm telling you this because this letter is probably underpriced and you can buy it and sell it for much more
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A fascinating subject, my next door neighbour worked with Alan Turing at Bletchley Park during WW2, she unfortunately passed away last year at the age of 99 but was a lovely lady with some truly wonderful stories
The people that won the war.
I lived in Syracuse for 24 years, and didn't know they made this! I found some more info On-line; 'Another interesting war product that L.C. Smith & Corona made was the M209 Hagelin cipher machine. Developed by Boris Hagelin of Sweden in 1940 for the U.S. Army, the M209 Hagelin was a portable, hand-cranked encoder that created coded messages. While not as robust as other encoding machines, the signal corps used the M209 Hagelin to create time-sensitive messages that were no longer necessary after a couple of hours. L.C. Smith & Corona made approximately 140,000 encoding machines under a license provided by the Hagelin Company before it was discontinued in 1962.'
Just read the post about the letter.
Reminds me of a friend of mine who has a personal letter to his mother from Field Marshal William Slim.
I thought that very cool and I'm sure he still has it.
not only just for the view of the guns but your brilliant personality and historical knowledge
Interesting. Mad props to whoever did the intro graphic. Very well done.
Don't forget the weather ship Lauenburg, they captured newer codes and reels without which it would never had been broken.
A heartbreaking movie...the cruelty is unimaginable.
Another great video..... thanks Tom.
Ah yes making M1903s and encryption equipment alike Smith Corona I need one to for with my A3 now lol
Interesting devices!
more content like this, thanks so much
I seem to recall reading that some. Countries in South America used the enigma machines right up to the early 1970s. That's why the "Ultra Secret" was kept a secret so long.
To change the subject a wee bit. I believe one of the reasons Rommel did so well in Africa was because he didn't follow orders. Hitler told him to attack somewhere, Monty would get the G2, reenforce that place and Rommel would attack elsewhere.
I believe after a while Monty lost faith in the Ultra G2, making it much easier for him to ignore the G2 regarding the SS panzers at Arnhem.
Just my thoughts on the matter for what little it's worth.
Back to the encoding machines you have. I think they're pretty darn cool. I would think any collector of military artifacts, WW2 especially, would be very proud to have one in his/her collection. It's not like something one sees every second or third day.
Just like almost all military collectables, I'm sure they'll only go up in value.
Again it behooves me to thank you for all your work bring history into our lives. A noble pursuit.
Excellent presentation.
Tenho uma máquina idêntica a essa em casa, muito legal mesmo, a minha meu bisavô trouxe consigo em 1947
I actually know a fair bit about this machine. It doesn't work like the enigma at all. Unfortunately I can't describe its workings in a comment but there are resources online on how they work.
Very interesting !!!!!!!!!!!
I went to Benicia California recently and in an antique shop called antiques on first there was a letter adressed to Herman goering from Ziegler SA brigadierFuhrer form 1938 about the four year plan for 350 dollars. I'm telling you this because this letter is probably underpriced and you can buy it and sell it for much more
I love legacy collectibles and I hope this helps
The shop is called Antiques On First in Benicia California
@@stefanmolnapor910 well I wouldn't buy it I'm more intrested in the military issued wwi/wwii relics
Neat. 👍🇺🇸
Interesting piece of equipment. Not exactly my cuppa tea but im sure someone collects them.
That is an enigma machine , it's a German machine
6:55 if you just want to get to the point
How does it work? Can't see a keyboard. . . . still a cool piece of kit though.
Still very interesting .
Gunbroker! It’s not a gun?! What’s wrong with eBay? 🤨
Fees are too high and they are anti-gun.
Thomas Whiteman I see, fair enough.
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Hey thanks !! I was just ignoring them but I like your suggestion.
@@thomaswhiteman4261 Yeah, these guy are like maggots. They just multiply like crazy if they sense an unmonitored comment section. You just have to keep after them. If their spam gets deleted enough, they go off looking for easier meat.
Must add this little info but it is a "must read", when talking about encryption and decryption. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Beurling
How much did this end up going for?
Just over $900
Thomas Whiteman Man that was a win for that bidder. These things catch over $2k on EBay regularly.
i have one for 3k
i have one for sale
The imitation game is not accurate, it's a farce.