#Vibroplex bug serial numbers serial number#
#Vibroplex bug serial numbers license#

The serial number is 233329 which dates it to around 1961 according to VibroplexвЂ™s data. A little dirty but it was simple enough to go from my normal two paddle iambic key to this single lever key. I made a quick cable for it and was pleasantly surprised to see that it worked just fine. It was hard to tell the condition from the pics but I met up with him anyway and paid $50 after making sure it wasnвЂ™t just totally falling apart. A local guy was clearing out some of his dadвЂ™s old gear. Black base, mint condition.I recently picked up a Vibroplex Vibrokeyer on FB marketplace. (wrong knobs, base repainted) (ebay 9/2011) Stamped on the wood base K5VT estate => Dave WA3LKN On a restored ATOZ, put on ebay 7/2013 by XE1CKДЎ905 Vibroplex poor condition, parts missing. on a copy of a 1907+ Original (ebay, 10/06) (ATOZ with nickel plated base, Ebay 11/05)

On a 1913 -16 double lever (copy) with square frame, second variety ckt closer. The 'Improved Vibroplex' made by Max Levy's ATOZ Electric Novelty Company. Upon payment, a plate was affixed to the instrument allowing its continued use.Д«ecause the maker's tag was removed from the bug when the Albright plate was attached, determining the maker of these keys can be difficult.

#Vibroplex bug serial numbers license#

Typewriter and telegraph instrument shop owner located at 235 Broadway, and Martin's 'sole selling agent,' threatened and prosecuted the manufacturers of these illegal bugs.ДЄlbright might also have sued the individual owners of these 'bastard bugs,' but he had a better idea: He allowed the operators to use their bugs if they paid a twoДollar license fee. But between about 19 or so, James Eugene Albright, a This page was most recently added to / updated in September 2015.Д¬opying this page for non-commercial collector use is permitted kindly credit: Tom W1IMQ.ДЄs soon as Horace Martin started producing his 'Vibroplex' telegraph key, others began copying it. Please, if you have unlisted a legalized bug, I invite you to contribute to the census. I will leave its pages intact, each new addition in teh census will be in blue color. Helpful and memory for us HAM and collectors of key. I thanks here Tom French for the great job that he has given us, for this I will leave his AtoZ page with detailed along with his census. After two years since his death I decided to take Tom's job in the hands to make it available again.ДЄs Tom wrote 'use for non commercial collector', this will be the policy of this page. The dear Tom French W1IMQ had initiated an interesting census for the bastards bug. This guaranteed the telegraphist the use of his instrument, but without guaranteeing construction defects. Albright start the license war.ДЇirst Albright makes agreements with the largest US communications companies for exclusive use of the Vibroplex bugs, so banning all other bugs.ДЄlbright as a good trader thought of affixing on the bastard bugs, a legalization plate with cost of two dollars for each bastard bug. work shop and back in New York.ДЄfter this J.E. Albright commercial agreement, Martin closed the U.E.M. This page is dedicate to the legalized bustards bugs.ДЄfter Horace Martin and J.E.