The Story of TypeXby kind permission of GCHQ© RN Communications Branch Museum/Library |
'during WWII, I used the Typex machine many times....our instructions were to destroy the machine if it was in danger of falling into enemy hands. A heavy mallet was supplied with the machine. When Singapore fell to the Japanese all the rotors from the machine at the signal station were packed in a bag and taken to the evacuating ship. The machine itself was thrown from the top of a four-storey building (easier than using a hammer) but on examination all it had was a slight dent so it was ditched in the harbour.' |