CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1935 ca.

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

6 x 11 x 15 in.

Manufacturer

Chiffriermaschinen Aktien-Gesellschaft

Credit Line

Loan courtesy of Gwen and Gordon Bell

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

Germany

Object ID

B197.81p

The ENIGMA cipher machine was used by the German military in WWII. Messages typed into the machine were encrypted and then sent by Morse code. Special-purpose machines in both the US and Britain secretly broke the ENIGMA codes.