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Spy radios and crypto gear from WW(upx1)

WWII field encryptor, the indentation in the base is so that the operator can strap it to his leg as a type of desk.

The typed message is then encoded and typed out in groups of 5 letters and numbers printed on the tissuepaper lint on the left.

This message can then be read out over the radio, or caried off by carrier pigeons.

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Uploaded on April 16, 2009
Taken on April 16, 2009