All plated key integrated into black bakelite base with clamshell cover which snaps over key mechanism. Plastic lever key integrated into black plastic base with clamshell cover which snaps over key mechanism. Hergestellt in der ddr. 0.1A bei max. This is an unusual German key which has a cast aluminum lever and the classic German spring-mounted lower contacts.
Contacts are gold plated.
Probably from radio set. For many years various models of telegraph keys such as this one were used by both the East German and the Russian Military Forces. Rather than duplicate all of the pictures of all of the models in both the German and Russian telegraph keys sections of this museum, I have put them in the latter part of the Russian telegraph keys section. Please go to that section to view these keys. Return to the Telegraph Museum Web Page.