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, The beginning of our company 

i. · .... · :_ dates back to 1916, 55 years 

j • : , ' • •' . ago, when the company A. B. ~· ;._ ... '! Cryptograph was started in 

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: lh: i· :: .,. · : ·developing and marketing ln1 • •• ~ ~, · _ -~ .... '.: ventlons made by the Swedish 

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1' .' · : :. • !' '· ~ •engineer, A.G. Damm, in the 

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,. ,. • ·, ·• • , · diplomatic applications. 

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: •• :~ In 1921 the (then) head of the 

f"~. : ~:- ·"": ~ '. "'..: famous Nobel dynasty Emanuel 

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"· ... · • · · financial backing. This was truly 1 ;-· ·~·· -..• ' needed, as up to th'at date only I .~ costly development work had 

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Boris C. W. Hagelin, also a 

Swedish engineer and son of 

on!! of Emanuel Nobel's closest 

frll,nds, was chosen tO guard the 

interests of the Nobel family. 

During an illness of Mr. Damm 

(he died in 1927) Boris C. W. 

Hagelin had to step In to promote his work, and in the following years revolutionary new 

concepts were achieved by him. 

In ~934 the break-through came 

with the completely new machine 

of the so-called C-series, which 

became the most widely used 

ciphering machine up to the 

present time. Alone in the 

United States more than 140 000 

units were built during World 

War II. 

The first post-war years brought 

•this business to a virtual stillstand - a lasting peace was 

expected-but the ensuing cold 

war made the need for ciphering 

machines again imperative. The 

development of teleprinter services both by line and wireless 

means on the one hand, and the 

science of cryptoanalysis on the 

other hand created the need for 

advanced cipher equipment 

both for on-line as well as offline systems. 

The factory, operating under the 

name of A. B. Cryptoteknlk, had 

been concentrating on mechanical and electromechanical offllne machines. 

As Switzerland was found to 

offer many advantages for the 

development of on-line machines, Boris C. W. Hagelin was 

directed to move to that country 

In 1948. A laboratory was installed in the town of Zug and 

CRY PTO AG was constituted in 1952 having its seat at 

Weinbergslrasse 10-14. 

In 1958 it became necessary to 

rationalize the manufacture and 

sales. Since all activities began 

to concentrate on the Swiss 

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plant, which enlarged continuously, It was then decided to 

close the Swedish factory. However, the continued growth of 

our company necessitated still 

more space and after years of 

makeshift additional shops a 

new modern factory was bullt in 

the neighboring township of 

Stelnhausen. This factory was 

inaugurated In June, 1966. The 

number of employees Is at present about 300, and plans are 

underway for further additions 

to the factory space. 

It is at thts point interesting to 

note that our company Is - as 

far as Is known - the only privately owned concern with an 

international scope (we are supplying more than 70 countries 

with our products) which con- · 

centrates on the manufacture of 

ciphering machines and auxiliary devices for use with same. 

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It should also be Interesting and 

useful to note that our company 

has been the first of the pioneers 

using so-called integrated cir- ;, 

cuits for our new electronic 

machines, and that we therefore 

stand in the foreground with 

regard to sophisticated cipher 

equipment. Our electronic units 

offer complete safety from successful cryptoanalysis, even 

when computers are used for 

breaking the ciphers produced 

by our machines. 

On the opposite page wlll be 

found a short description of our 

present manufacturing program. 

On request, detailed information 

on the various types of machines 

will be supplied . 

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Cipher Equipment 

Mechanical cryptographers 

Electromechanical cipher 

equipment for off- and on-line 

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Fully electronic on-line cipher 

units CRYPTROL® for 

teleprinter operation 

Fully electronic on-line cipher 

unitsCRVPTRONIC® for 

high speed data and faksimlle 

transmission 

Various kinds of medium and 

high grade voice cipher 

equipment CRYPTOVOX® 

Wlreless gears 

Teleprinter radio systems for 

worldwide communications 

Mobile transceivers for voice 

cipher equipment 

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