THE GIL SCHLEHMAN - K9WDY
TELEGRAPH COLLECTION (Samples)

Here are a few samples of the keys in his collection. You may see hundreds more along with hundreds of telegraph patents in his Telegraph Patent and Key Collection CD

• GIL SCHLEHMAN K9WDY and VERTICAL VIBROPLEX: (28KB)
  The Vertical Vibroplex is one of the rarest and most "collectible" of keys. Gil has several, including a left-handed model.
• GIL SCHLEHMAN'S VERTICAL VIBROPLEX: (16KB)
  A second view of the Vertical Vibroplex.
• GIL SCHLEHMAN'S VERTICAL VIBROPLEX: (17KB)
  A third view of the Vertical Vibroplex.
• GIL SCHLEHMAN'S HORACE G. MARTIN AUTOPLEX: (19KB)
  A VERY RARE Martin Autoplex !
• GIL SCHLEHMAN'S 1902 WOOD-BASED AUTOPLEX: (22KB)
  A VERY Rare Wood-based 1902 Autoplex !
• GIL SETS UP HIS "TAILGATE" SHOW: (37KB)
  As soon as Gil began setting up his "tailgate" show at the 1995 Antique Wireless Association Convention in Rochester, NY, eager collectors ran over to see his display.
• GIL and PETE MALVASI DISCUSS GIL's "TAILGATE" SHOW: (37KB)
  Gil's tailgate" show at the 1995 Antique Wireless Association Convention in Rochester, NY.
• OVERVIEW of GIL's "TAILGATE" SHOW: (29KB)
  Gil's tailgate" show at the 1995 Antique Wireless Association Convention in Rochester, NY.
• GIL's MINIATURE BUNNELL KEY & SOUNDER: (23KB)
  The Bunnell Miniature Key and Sounder is another very rare item. Both the key and the sounder are fully functional.
• GIL's EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CRICKET KEY: (8KB)
  The Two-Lever, All Wooden Cricket is so rare that most serious collectors have never even seen one. This is a fine example.
• GIL's "LYTLE TRIPLEX" BUG: (15KB)
  Mid 1920's bug made by the Precision Thermometer and Instrument Co. in Philadelphia. The mechanism may be rotated to permit right or left-handed bug operation or use as a straight key. Circa mid 1920s.
• GIL's "MELEHAN VALIENT" DELUXE BUG: (15KB)
  This exceptionally desirable and hard to find bug makes both dots and dashes automatically. It was made by Mel Hanson in California, in 1939.
• ONE OF GIL'S SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH KEYS: (12KB)
  This cable key shows some resemblance to the "Cutriss" cable key.
• GIL'S MOTORIZED BUG DISPLAY: For the 2004 conference of the Antique Wireless Association ( http://www.antiquewireless.org ), Gil set up a working demonstration of the rarest and most interesting motorized bugs. This photograph shows some of the conference attendees trying them out after the lectures:


• GIL'S VERTICAL BUG DISPLAY: Gil set up a working demonstration of the rarest and most interesting vertical bugs for people to try out at the 2005 conference of the Antique Wireless Association ( http://www.antiquewireless.org ). This photo shows him carrying the board into the conference room:


• Here is a closer view of the vertial bug demonstration board: It shows historian and collector Greg Raven taking photographs:


• GIL'S HUGE WT-8A KEY: Here is the largest WT-8A key in the world! Gil made this key to display at the 2004 conference of the Antique Wireless Association ( http://www.antiquewireless.org ). As you can see, it is almost too heavy for him to carry:

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