Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484



Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?

I couldn't pass.



Bill

Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484
Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?
I couldn't pass.
Bill

On 09/02/2011 06:34 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484

>

> Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?

> I couldn't pass.



    Looks like an Enigma (model) to me!  Very cool!



              -Dave



--

Dave McGuire

Port Charlotte, FL

Dave McGuire wrote:

>

> On 09/02/2011 06:34 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> > Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484

> >

> > Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?

> > I couldn't pass.

>

>    Looks like an Enigma (model) to me!  Very cool!



Yea.  I was sitting at my desk, doing all of the end of the week

builds and source repository backups and consistency checks.  This

activity doesn't require a lot of thought so I popped up a browser

and started doing some of my "idle curiosity" Craig's list and ebay

searches.  "teletype" is one of them.  The GI Joe teletype result

came up and I thought "Gee, my buddies and I had a whole lot of GI

Joe gear when we were kids and I don't remember..." then I suddenly

recognized what was in the picture.  I did a few googles to be sure

that 1/12th scale Enigma models we not common as dirt or anything

and then hit the buy-it-now button.  If it actually has "Hasbro"

stamped on it, I'll be surprised (and a little disappointed) but I'm

hoping it is either military from the period or a one-off produced by

a history buff.



Bill

On 09/02/2011 07:57 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

>>> Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484

>>>

>>> Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?

>>> I couldn't pass.

>>

>>     Looks like an Enigma (model) to me!  Very cool!

>

> Yea.  I was sitting at my desk, doing all of the end of the week

> builds and source repository backups and consistency checks.  This

> activity doesn't require a lot of thought so I popped up a browser

> and started doing some of my "idle curiosity" Craig's list and ebay

> searches.  "teletype" is one of them.  The GI Joe teletype result

> came up and I thought "Gee, my buddies and I had a whole lot of GI

> Joe gear when we were kids and I don't remember..." then I suddenly

> recognized what was in the picture.  I did a few googles to be sure

> that 1/12th scale Enigma models we not common as dirt or anything

> and then hit the buy-it-now button.  If it actually has "Hasbro"

> stamped on it, I'll be surprised (and a little disappointed) but I'm

> hoping it is either military from the period or a one-off produced by

> a history buff.



    Be sure to take some high-res pics when it arrives!



               -Dave



--

Dave McGuire

Port Charlotte, FL

 

On 09/02/2011 07:57 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
>>> Well, sort of... see ebay lot 270810254484
>>>
>>> Can't wait to see what this really is, but for 12 bucks?
>>> I couldn't pass.
>>
>> Looks like an Enigma (model) to me! Very cool!
>
> Yea. I was sitting at my desk, doing all of the end of the week
> builds and source repository backups and consistency checks. This
> activity doesn't require a lot of thought so I popped up a browser
> and started doing some of my "idle curiosity" Craig's list and ebay
> searches. "teletype" is one of them. The GI Joe teletype result
> came up and I thought "Gee, my buddies and I had a whole lot of GI
> Joe gear when we were kids and I don't remember..." then I suddenly
> recognized what was in the picture. I did a few googles to be sure
> that 1/12th scale Enigma models we not common as dirt or anything
> and then hit the buy-it-now button. If it actually has "Hasbro"
> stamped on it, I'll be surprised (and a little disappointed) but I'm
> hoping it is either military from the period or a one-off produced by
> a history buff.

Be sure to take some high-res pics when it arrives!

-Dave

--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL

Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> If it actually has "Hasbro" stamped on it, I'll be surprised

> (and a little disappointed)



Well, it doesn't have "Hasbro" stamped on it, but I am surprised and

a little disappointed.  The appearance of age in the photo was simply

a fine layer of dust.  The model is made of very precisely molded,

very hard plastic, the kind used in high quality, finely detailed

model railroad items.  It is much higher quality than anything that

came with GI Joe toys.  There is no indication of a makers mark of any

kind on it.  It is very finely detailed.  The box has "wood grain"

molded into it and the scale screw heads on the box handle are clearly

visible.  The only place it "falls down" is the box hinge, which is

a standard "little plastic pillbox" style hinge, totally out of scale.

The coloring of the various elements are molded into the plastic

rather than being painted on.  It is most definitely intended to be a

three rotor enigma.  Still not too bad for my twelve bucks, but there

are probably many more of them out there somewhere.  I'm still wondering

when/where/why it was made.



Oh well, something "cute" to put on my trinket shelf and I can say I

own an enigma.



Bill

On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

>  I'm still wondering

> when/where/why it was made.

>

> Oh well, something "cute" to put on my trinket shelf and I can say I

> own an enigma.



Well, its providence is an enigma, for sure!



Barry

Barry L. Kline wrote:

> On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> >  I'm still wondering when/where/why it was made.

> >

> > Oh well, something "cute" to put on my trinket shelf and I can say I

> > own an enigma.

>

> Well, its providence is an enigma, for sure!



It just occurred to me that one place it would be "appropriate" to sell

something like this might be at a Bletchley Park souvenir shop.  Anyone

know if such a place exists?



Bill

Hi,



  > It just occurred to me that one place it would be "appropriate" to sell

  > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park souvenir shop. Anyone

  > know if such a place exists?



Yes they do, and a very good shop at that, don't know if it's online

though - http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/edu/collect/computer.rhtm.



Don't remember seeing any of your "enigmas" there either, Bletchley Park

is well worth a visit.



Mike.







On 12/09/2011 17:19, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> Barry L. Kline wrote:

>  > On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

>  > > I'm still wondering when/where/why it was made.

>  > >

>  > > Oh well, something "cute" to put on my trinket shelf and I can say I

>  > > own an enigma.

>  >

>  > Well, its providence is an enigma, for sure!

>

> It just occurred to me that one place it would be "appropriate" to sell

> something like this might be at a Bletchley Park souvenir shop. Anyone

> know if such a place exists?

>

> Bill

>

>



--



Best regards,



Mike Hatch



Email - mike@...

Soemtron calculators - www.soemtron.org

DEC PDP-7 - www.pdp-7.org



Looking for a PDP-7 (some hope!)





Britain's smallest country park -  www.brickfieldspark.org

E-mail - mike@...

Urban Wildlife ring - www.brickfieldspark.org/uwringhome.htm



Don't miss the Brickfields Park Wildlife Funday, Sunday 1st July 2012

You can sell it with a pocket colossus machine.

bs



--- On Mon, 9/12/11, Mike Hatch <mike@...> wrote:



> From: Mike Hatch <mike@...>

> Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] I just bought an enigma machine!

> To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com

> Date: Monday, September 12, 2011, 12:27 PM

> Hi,

>

>  > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> "appropriate" to sell

>  > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> souvenir shop. Anyone

>  > know if such a place exists?

>

> Yes they do, and a very good shop at that, don't know if

> it's online

> though - http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/edu/collect/computer.rhtm.

>

> Don't remember seeing any of your "enigmas" there either,

> Bletchley Park

> is well worth a visit.

>

> Mike.

>

>

>

> On 12/09/2011 17:19, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> > Barry L. Kline wrote:

> >  > On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink

> wrote:

> >  > > I'm still wondering when/where/why it

> was made.

> >  > >

> >  > > Oh well, something "cute" to put on my

> trinket shelf and I can say I

> >  > > own an enigma.

> >  >

> >  > Well, its providence is an enigma, for

> sure!

> >

> > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> "appropriate" to sell

> > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> souvenir shop. Anyone

> > know if such a place exists?

> >

> > Bill

> >

> >

>

> --

>

> Best regards,

>

> Mike Hatch

>

> Email - mike@...

> Soemtron calculators - www.soemtron.org

> DEC PDP-7 - www.pdp-7.org

>

> Looking for a PDP-7 (some hope!)

>

>

> Britain's smallest country park - 

> www.brickfieldspark.org

> E-mail - mike@...

> Urban Wildlife ring -

> www.brickfieldspark.org/uwringhome.htm

>

> Don't miss the Brickfields Park Wildlife Funday, Sunday 1st

> July 2012

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>     midatlanticretro-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

>

>

>

I'm trying to print up some of these for the MAKER fair:



Paper Enigma Machine by Mike Koss

http://mckoss.com/Crypto/Enigma.htm





--- In midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com, Bob Schwier <schwepes2002@...> wrote:

> You can sell it with a pocket colossus machine.



> --- On Mon, 9/12/11, Mike Hatch <mike@...> wrote:

> > Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] I just bought an enigma machine!

> >  > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> > "appropriate" to sell

> >  > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> > souvenir shop. Anyone

> >  > know if such a place exists?

> >

> > Yes they do, and a very good shop at that, don't know if

> > it's online

> > though - http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/edu/collect/computer.rhtm.

> >

> > Don't remember seeing any of your "enigmas" there either,

> > Bletchley Park

> > is well worth a visit.

> >

> > Mike.

> >

> >

> >

> > On 12/09/2011 17:19, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> > > Barry L. Kline wrote:

> > >  > On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink

> > wrote:

> > >  > > I'm still wondering when/where/why it

> > was made.

> > >  > >

> > >  > > Oh well, something "cute" to put on my

> > trinket shelf and I can say I

> > >  > > own an enigma.

> > >  >

> > >  > Well, its providence is an enigma, for

> > sure!

> > >

> > > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> > "appropriate" to sell

> > > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> > souvenir shop. Anyone

> > > know if such a place exists?

> > >

> > > Bill

> > >

> > >

> >

> > --

> >

> > Best regards,

> >

> > Mike Hatch

We have very limited space. Please don't bring extra stuff.



-----Original Message-----

From: "Jeff Jonas" <jeff_s_jonas@...>

Sender: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com

Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:29:08

To: <midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com>

Reply-To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [midatlanticretro] Re: I just bought an enigma machine!



I'm trying to print up some of these for the MAKER fair:



Paper Enigma Machine by Mike Koss

http://mckoss.com/Crypto/Enigma.htm





--- In midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com, Bob Schwier <schwepes2002@...> wrote:

> You can sell it with a pocket colossus machine.



> --- On Mon, 9/12/11, Mike Hatch <mike@...> wrote:

> > Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] I just bought an enigma machine!

> >  > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> > "appropriate" to sell

> >  > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> > souvenir shop. Anyone

> >  > know if such a place exists?

> >

> > Yes they do, and a very good shop at that, don't know if

> > it's online

> > though - http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/edu/collect/computer.rhtm.

> >

> > Don't remember seeing any of your "enigmas" there either,

> > Bletchley Park

> > is well worth a visit.

> >

> > Mike.

> >

> >

> >

> > On 12/09/2011 17:19, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> > > Barry L. Kline wrote:

> > >  > On 09/12/2011 11:52 AM, Bill Sudbrink

> > wrote:

> > >  > > I'm still wondering when/where/why it

> > was made.

> > >  > >

> > >  > > Oh well, something "cute" to put on my

> > trinket shelf and I can say I

> > >  > > own an enigma.

> > >  >

> > >  > Well, its providence is an enigma, for

> > sure!

> > >

> > > It just occurred to me that one place it would be

> > "appropriate" to sell

> > > something like this might be at a Bletchley Park

> > souvenir shop. Anyone

> > > know if such a place exists?

> > >

> > > Bill

> > >

> > >

> >

> > --

> >

> > Best regards,

> >

> > Mike Hatch









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-------- Original Message --------

> From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink@...>

> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 11:52 AM

> To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: RE: [midatlanticretro] I just bought an enigma machine!

>

> Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> > If it actually has "Hasbro" stamped on it, I'll be surprised

> > (and a little disappointed)

>

> Well, it doesn't have "Hasbro" stamped on it, but I am surprised and

> a little disappointed.  The appearance of age in the photo was simply

> a fine layer of dust.  The model is made of very precisely molded,

> very hard plastic, the kind used in high quality, finely detailed

> model railroad items.  It is much higher quality than anything that

> came with GI Joe toys.  There is no indication of a makers mark of any

> kind on it.  It is very finely detailed.  The box has "wood grain"

> molded into it and the scale screw heads on the box handle are clearly

> visible.  The only place it "falls down" is the box hinge, which is

> a standard "little plastic pillbox" style hinge, totally out of scale.

> The coloring of the various elements are molded into the plastic

> rather than being painted on.  It is most definitely intended to be a

> three rotor enigma.  Still not too bad for my twelve bucks, but there

> are probably many more of them out there somewhere.  I'm still wondering

> when/where/why it was made.

>

> Oh well, something "cute" to put on my trinket shelf and I can say I

> own an enigma.

>

> Bill

>





You could say that your desire to know when/where/why does make this a real

enigma.



Bill