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Introduction of Enigma-E at Bletchley Park
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Opening of the exhibition Wizards, Widgets and Weird Inventions
6 November 2003
On Thursday 6 November 2003, a new exhibition was opened at
the Bletchley Park museum.
Hut 12, previously used to showcase
the True Story about the Stolen Enigma, had been converted to feature
a nice collection of past and present weird inventions.
Needless to say that the Enigma-E is considered a present time weird
invention and, because of that, we were invited at the kick-off of this new exhibition.
The event was opened by BP director Christine Large, followed
by an interesting lecture by Trevor Baylis, the inventor of the clockwork radio.
Later that day the Enigma-E was introduced and we conducted several demonstrations
for the public and interviews for the press.
Below are some photographs taken by Dave Whitchurch, one of the guides at
Bletchley Park, to give you any impression of the day. Click any of the
images to enlarge.
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The lake at Bletchley Park
Despite the late time in the year, the weather was terrific. Just
about right to have a quick walk along the lake at Bletchley Park.
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The first prototypes
Marc Simons and Paul Reuvers handing over the first two prototypes
of the Enigma-E (in a wooden box) to Christine Large, managing director
of Bletchley Park.
This Enigma-E unit is now part of the permanent
exihibition in HUT 12 (called Wizards, Widgets and Weird Inventions).
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Trevor Baylis
One of the distinguished guests this day was Trevor Baylis, the
inventor of the windup radio. He was one of the presenters early
in the morning and he was interviewed for TV later that day.
 More about Trevor Baylis
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Wizards, Widgets and Weird Inventions
Here you see Christina Cordes in front of Hut 12 which housed
the new exhibition.
At the time, Christina was the the Events Manager of Bletchley Park.
For the duration of the exhibition, the Enigma-E prototype would be
on public display.
Hut 12 was situated next to the war-time entrance of the park
(closed as of 2008).
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Back to school
Several local schools visited BP on this day and the children patiently
attended the lectures and demonstrations. Here are two school classes in
front of the mansion looking at the BP Mud Clock being demonstrated.
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Hi mum, we're on TV
Believe it or not, but there was a true television crew present that day
and they took shots of the Enigma-E as well. Later that day we even gave
an interview standing in front of Colossus. Has anybody seen this already?
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