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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6

A rare mechanical cipher machine or volvelle,

Schätzpreis
10.000 £ - 15.000 £
ca. 12.439 $ - 18.659 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6

A rare mechanical cipher machine or volvelle,

Schätzpreis
10.000 £ - 15.000 £
ca. 12.439 $ - 18.659 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A rare mechanical cipher machine or volvelle, English, circa 1800, the red morocco leather covered case hinged to open to a silvered metal circle with fixed band at the circumference engraved with letters of the alphabet and common use short words, and revolving inner disc operated by a handle at the side, engraved with numbers 10 to 99 in sequence, when open 11½in (29cm) diameter Fußnoten Using a pair of such instruments, confidential correspondence or secret military signals could be sent by converting messages to a numerical code and then subsequently de-coded when both instruments are adjusted to the same setting.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6
Auktion:
Datum:
25.09.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

A rare mechanical cipher machine or volvelle, English, circa 1800, the red morocco leather covered case hinged to open to a silvered metal circle with fixed band at the circumference engraved with letters of the alphabet and common use short words, and revolving inner disc operated by a handle at the side, engraved with numbers 10 to 99 in sequence, when open 11½in (29cm) diameter Fußnoten Using a pair of such instruments, confidential correspondence or secret military signals could be sent by converting messages to a numerical code and then subsequently de-coded when both instruments are adjusted to the same setting.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6
Auktion:
Datum:
25.09.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
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