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Early 20th century dubbin tin from the Boston Blacking Co. under the Be-Be-Co brand name: Dubb-O
Cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher was the process that enabled the British to read high-level German army messages during World War II. The British Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park
Cams on wheels 9 and 10 showing their raised (active) and lowered (inactive) positions. An active cam reversed the value of a bit (•→x and x→•).
A Lorenz SZ42 cipher machine with its covers removed at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park
A rebuilt British Tunny at the National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park. It emulated the functions of the Lorenz SZ40/42, producing printed cleartext from ciphertext input.
A Mark 2 Colossus computer. The Wren operators are (left to right) Dorothy Du Boisson and Elsie Booker. The slanted control panel on the left was used to set the pin patterns on the Lorenz. The "bedstead" paper tape transport is on the right.