Hagelin B-21 Cipher Machine
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Hagelin B-21; the beginning of the Hagelin pin wheel machines, superficially resembling the Enigma; developed by Boris Hagelin based on Arvid Gerhard Damm's patented design of the B-18; it has two pin-wheels on each of the coding wheels.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 2011-111
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), plastic, electrical components, wood (unidentified), leather, felt and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 340 mm x 340 mm x 160 mm,
- type:
- enigma machine
- credit:
- Purchased (John Alexander)
