We have great news: tomorrow (1 Nov 2026) Crypto Museum will be revealing an Enigma cipher machine that was developed after WWII (1957). It is a rotor/pin-wheel hybrid that was used by the German Foreign Office: cryptomuseum.com/crypto/tn/hse/
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This gorgeous little spy radio receiver was developed in 1980 by the East-German intelligence service - the Stasi. It is modular and has a digital readout:
cryptomuseum.com/spy/fle/index.…
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This wristwatch was used from 1974 onward by the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND). It contains a covert transmitter that can be used by an intelligence officer to signal a distress situation. cryptomuseum.com/covert/bugs/te…
This receiver from Watkins-Johnson played an important role in the Watergate Scandal (1972-1974) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Nixon in 1974. cryptomuseum.com/df/wj/rs111/
This device was used by the German Army to capture and decode Yugoslav telegraphy signals in Kosovo: cryptomuseum.com/telex/rs/ga082…