Re: [CBQ] Vertical Bug

["jpslhedgpeth via Groups.Io" <jpslhedgpeth=aol.com@groups.io>]

I've been in a lot of depots and see a lot of telegraph "stuff", but I've never seen anything like..or even close to what those two photos depict....Well, as my dad used to say under conditions like this...."Count the day lost when you don't learn something new"...Well, now I've got my "day" in the "plus column"..ie not lost.

Pete

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From: Ken Vandevoort via Groups.Io <apo09324=yahoo.com@groups.io>
To: CBQ <CBQ@groups.io>
Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2019 1:12 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Vertical Bug

Last Saturday, the 14th, was the annual Christmas Walk in New London, Iowa.  I volunteered at the Pilot Grove depot owned by the Dover Historical Society.  My "job" was telegrapher and let the kids hear what their name sounded like in morse code.  Actually, it was international morse as I have been a ham operator for 55 years this month.  The depot houses railroad artifacts collected by Marvin Klos, a BN retiree.  Operation Lifesaver was also there with a Lionel layout.  Little boys are still interested in trains.  All questions from 3 and 4 year olds were answered.  It was a super outreach and everyone had a great time.

There is only a straight key to use and Marvin was telling me about a vertical key he had at home.  He even ran home to get it to show me.  I had never seen one.  It is a Vibroplex and has a serial number.  Does anyone know anything about these keys?  I have seen a lot of Vibroplex bugs, but never one like this.  Photos are attached.

Ken Vandevoort

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