Cypher machine takes more than eight-times estimate at German auction

With only one key, the Diskret, which was offered at a recent sale at Auction Team Breker (21.8% buyer’s premium), did not conform to the conventional layout of a typewriter.

As the name implies the Diskret (Discreet), manufactured by Dr Friedrich Rehmann in 1899 in Karlsru…

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