• Auction 10890

    Code Breakers: Enigmas and Other Cipher Machines

    19 November 2014 - 3 December 2014, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 424,625 (USD)
7 Lots for Sale 10890
Lot 1
A FOUR-ROTOR ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
HEIMSOETH & RINKE; NOVEMBER, 1941
13½ x 11 x 6in. (34.5 x 28 x 16cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$365,000
Lot 4
A British Typex Cipher Machine
ENGLISH CIRCA 1938
19 x 11 x 15in. (43 x 50 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 5
A NEMA CIPHER MACHINE
SWITZERLAND,1948
14½ x 12¾ x 5½ (37 x 32.5 x 14.5cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 6
AN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE ROTOR
CIRCA 1943
4in. (10cm.) diameter
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 7
COLD WAR R-014D BURST ENCODER
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1975
14 x 9¾ x 6¾in. (35 x 25 x 17cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,875
Lot 9
COLD WAR RT-17/R-353 CLANDESTINE POCKET-SIZED BURST ENCODER
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1960
4½x 3½ x 2in. (12 x 9 x 4cm.) the largest
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,875
Lot 10
A M-209-B Cipher Machine
PHILADELPHIA; 1944
9 x 7 x 5in. (23 x 18 x 13cm.) in satchel
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,625
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