Vibroplex Horace Martin Bug Key 1912 sn# 20053 Jack Vance Telegrapher Early Rare

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For Sale:
Very early Horace G. Martin Vibroplex Bug Key Serial Number 20053 (dates to 1912) and m
arked "Jack Vance"
From the Web:
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Jack Vance, an Associated Press operator working at the (Sandusky Ohio) Register on June 24, 1924, was hailed as a hero for his coverage of the tornado. He was given the distinction of “breaking” the big news story.
Mr. Vance was in his office at the Sandusky Register as the tornado hit
Sandusky
. In the darkness of the storm, debris hit Vance’s window. He took his copy about the tornado over to the Western Union Telegraph Company, but there was no wire. He rushed to the telephone, only to find that there was no connection. There was an automobile outside the Register’s building. Jack Vance jumped into the car, and drove to the New York Central Railroad office, where the story was transmitted over the railroad wire....
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This item is "Used" and is being sold as is, unrestored.
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