1923 · Scherbius Rotor Cipher · Werk 446 von 1.871

The printing Enigma of 1923, a heavy cipher machine the size of a large office typewriter in a polished wooden case, a full typewriter keyboard at the front, a type wheel and paper carriage at the top printing the enciphered text onto a sheet of paper, a row of coding rotors set behind the keyboard under a hinged cover, black japanned metal and polished wood, standing on a heavy office desk under a single work lamp from above at an angle, the surrounding room falling away into darkness.