Enigma Cipher Machine

Made by Heimsoeth & Rinkec. 1943Ridgefield, Connecticut

A working Enigma cipher machine — the rotor machine whose breaking at Bletchley Park shortened the war — documented in the library's holdings (WIRED profile lists 'a working Nazi Enigma device').

Provenance

c. 1943

Manufactured for German signals service

attributed

2008

Documented in WIRED's profile of the library

confirmed

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Jay Walker

Ridgefield, Connecticut

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryMilitary History

MaterialsOak case, rotors, plugboard, lampboard

Dimensions28 × 34 × 15 cm

ConditionWorking order

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 89/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (c. 1943). Enigma Cipher Machine [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1943-007087.