Handelsmaschine
Printing Enigma · 1923
The early printing machine, with four permanent rotors and a type-wheel printer.
19234 rotors · type-wheel printerPrinting demonstration
Interactive 3D model
Watch the keys, four rotors and paper in motion. Rotate and zoom to explore.
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Watch the keys, rotor bank and paper carriage move. Remove the cover to inspect the printing demonstration.
About this reconstruction
Reconstructed from contemporary photographs, Scherbius’s 1923 article and the 1924 manufacturer manual. The motion and printed sample are illustrative; this model does not encipher.