The Gil Schlehman - K9WDY Telegraph Collection

Edited by: Prof. Tom Perera Ph. D. - W1TP ( Copyright (c) 2004 )

SEMI-AUTOMATIC AND AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH KEYS (BUGS): (L - Z)(103 Photos)
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The keys are presented in alphabetical order according to their most commonly used name.
You may use the 'search' feature of your browser (edit/find-on-this-page) to find other names, manufacturers, and countries of origin.


levinsons 100 # Like A Flash Levinsons Radio Bug.jpg


liggett 100 # 1912 'Liggett' A to Z Bug.jpg


lionel 120 # Standard Black Base Lionel Corp. J-36 Bug Ca. 1943.jpg


lionel 140 # Navy Colored Lionel Corp. J-36 Bug Ca. 1943.jpg


martin 120 # Brown Based Horace G. Martin Bug.jpg


martin 220 # Left-Handed Martin Original Bug.jpg


martin 320 # Martin Research & Mfg. Co. J-36 Style Flash Key.jpg


martin 420 # Martin Research & Mfg. Co. Flash Key.jpg


martin 440 # Martin Research & Mfg. Co. Flash Key 2.jpg


mcdonald 120 # Australian McDonald 'Pendograph' Vertical Bug.jpg


mcdonald 140 # Australian McDonald Right-Angle Vertical Bug.jpg


mcelroy 040 # Early McElroy Bug with Brass Label.jpg


mcelroy 100 # 1935 McElroy Bug.jpg


mcelroy 120 # 1937 McElroy 'PROPERTY OF US NAVY' Bug.jpg


mcelroy 140 # 1939 McElroy DeLuxe Marbelite Finish Bug.jpg


mcelroy 240 # Chrome-Based McElroy S-600 Chrome Plated Tear.jpg


mcelroy 260 # McElroy Teardrop S-600 Bug Prototype.jpg


mcelroy 320 # Black Wrinkle-Finish McElroy P-500 Bug.jpg


mcelroy 340 # Grey Base McElroy P-500 Bug Ca. 1941.jpg


mcelroy 360 # Chrome-Plated McElroy CP-800 Bug. Ca. Early 1940s.jpg


mcelroy 420 # McElroy A-400 Bug.jpg


mcelroy 440 # McElroy Bug 'MADE IN BOSTON MASS USA'.jpg


mcelroy 600 # Chrome Plated McElroy Straight Key.jpg


mcelroy 620 McElroy Straight Key Limited Edition Ca. 1950s.jpg


mecograph 120 # Cast Iron Base 1907 Mecograph Bug.jpg


mecograph 140 Brass 1907 Mecograph Model 3 Bug.jpg


mecograph 220 # 1908 Mecograph Right Angle Bug.jpg


mecograph 320 # 1909 Mecograph Right Angle Bug.jpg


mecograph 420 # Mecograph Brass Straight Bug.jpg


mecograph 520 # Mecograph Key and Bug Combination.jpg


melehan 160 # Melehan Valiant Bug with black wrinkle base.jpg


melehan 200 #Melehan Valiant Bug in Left and Right hand models.jpg


mikasa 100 # Mikasa Radio Co. Bug, Kobe, Japan.jpg


mt 100 # Mt. Auburn Specialty Co. Bug_ Cincinatti, Ohio.jpg


national 120 # Two Different National Transmitter Company V.jpg


national 140 # Two Different National Transmitter Company V.jpg


national 160 # Two Different National Transmitter Company V.jpg


national 220 # National Transmitter Company Vertical Bug, N.jpg


national 240 # National Transmitter Company Vertical Bug, N.jpg


national 260 # National Transmitter Company Vertical Bug, N.jpg


national 320 # National Vertical Bug, Jersey City, New Jers.jpg


national 340 # National Vertical Bug, Jersey City, New Jers.jpg


norcross 120 # Norcross Georgia Vibroplexes with both labels.jpg


northampton 120 # Northampton Plating Co. Bug, England.jpg


novoplex 120 # Novoplex Bug made in Germany.jpg


peerless 120 # Peerless Bug_ Fordson, Mich..jpg


pendograph 320 # Zinc Based Australian McDonald 'Pendograph.jpg


perry 120 # G. S. Perry Patent Bug. Ca. 1911 (Tinsley Trans.jpg


postal 100 # Postal Telegraph Co. Bug.jpg


rotoplex 120 # Horace G. Martin Rotoplex Bug, New York.jpg


schurr 120 # Schurr Bug made by Gerhard Schurr in Germany.jpg


sematic 120 # Signal Electric Co. 'Sematic' Bug (Also becom.jpg


sematic 140 # Nickel-Plated Signal Electric Co. 'Sematic' Bug.jpg


simplex 120 # Black Based Australian Simplex Auto Bug, Melb.jpg


simplex 140 # Chrome Based Australian Simplex Auto Bug, Mel.jpg


spanish 100 # Contemporary Spanish Bug.jpg


specialty 100 # Specialty Shoe Machinery Co. 'Shawplex' Bug.jpg


speedex 120 # Early Speedex Bug with Gold Trim and Decal.jpg


speedex 140 # Brown Wrinkle Finish Speedex Bug.jpg


speedoplex 120 # Two Leach Relay Co. Speedoplex No. 1 Bugs.jpg


speedoplex 140 # Leach Relay Co. Speedoplex No. 2 Bug.jpg


standard 120 # Green Standard Radio Bug.jpg


standard 130 # Chocolate Colored Standard Radio Bug.jpg


standard 140 # Nickel-Plated Standard Radio Bug.jpg


swedish 120 # Swedish Bug Ca. 1948.jpg


swedish 140 # Swedish Type 140 Bug.jpg


tac 120 # Grey-Based Telegraph Apparatus Co. (Not Inc.) Bug.jpg


tac 140 # Chrome-Based Telegraph Apparatus Co. (Not Inc.) Bug.jpg


tahua 140 # Tahua Electric Works Chinese Bug.jpg


telfunken 120 # Telfunken Model 401 bug from Germany.jpg


tinsley 100 # Tinsley Transmitting Mchine Bug Ca. 1909 Kans.jpg


triplex 120 # Lytle 'Triplex' Bug Ca. 1921. Philadelphia, Pa..jpg


triplex 140 # Lytle 'Triplex' Bug Ca. 1921. Philadelphia, P.jpg


ultimate 100 # Early Pot-Metal '73' Ultimate Bug (Restored).jpg


ultimate 120 # '73' Ultimate Bug with Hinged Top Ca. 1925.jpg


ultimate 140 # '73' Ultimate Bug with Removable Top Ca. 1925.jpg


ultimate 320 # Straight Ultimate Bug.jpg


unknown 120 # Unknown Brass Right Angle Bug.jpg


unknown 120 # Unknown Bug.jpg


unknown 140 # Unknown Aluminum Bug.jpg


unknown 220 # Unknown Bug 2.jpg


unknown 240 # Unknown Bug 3.jpg


unknown 300 # Unknown Bug (Possibly Canadian).jpg


vailograph 120 # Vailograph' dot maker mounted on a straight Key.jpg


vailograph 140 # 'Vailograph' dot maker mounted on a straig.jpg


vertical 120 # Unusual Key and Vertical Dot Maker.jpg


vertical 140 # Unusual Key and Vertical Dot Maker 2.jpg


vibrax 120 # Italian 'Vibrax' Model 2 Bug.jpg


vibrax 140 # Left-Handed Italian 'Vibrax' Model 03 Bug.jpg


vibro-mors 120 # French 'Vibro-Mors' Bug Ca. Post WW-2.jpg


vibroplex 120 # Four Vibroplex Vertical Bugs.jpg


vibroplex 220 # Vibroplex Midget Bug 2.jpg


vibroplex 240 # Vibroplex Midget Bug.jpg


vibroplex 340 # Bronze Vibroplex Bug Ca. 1906.jpg


vibroplex 360 # Olive Drab WW-I Vibroplex Original Bug.jpg


vibroplex 420 # Vibroplex J-36 Bug Ca. 1937.jpg


vibroplex 540 # Red Based Vibroplex Number 6 Lightning Bug.jpg


vibroplex 560 # Blue Based Vibroplex Original Bug.jpg


wilcox 120 # Typical Wilcox Canadian Bug.jpg


wilcox 140 # Wilcox 'Gull Wing' Canadian Bug (Toronto).jpg


wilcox 220 # F. A. Wilcox 'Wedge' Canadian Bug.jpg


xograph 120 # Xograph Bugs by Rolph Brown, Toronto, Canada.jpg


zip 100 # 'Zip Key' Bug.jpg

NOTE: GIL SCHLEHMAN IS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN TRADING AND/OR BUYING VERY UNUSUAL TELEGRAPH KEYS !

Contact Information:

Gil Schlehman - K9WDY
337 Indianapolis Avenue
Downer's Grove, IL 60515

Telephone: (630) 968-2320
Email: K9WDY@qsl.net

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