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Here are the results of collecting this and that over the last 15 years or so. One will note the variety of items/artifacts which relate to cryptology, vintage clandestine or espionage tradecraft, communications devices particularly WW-II Canadian, Cold War equipment and so on.
From September 1999 to April 2000, a partnership was struck with the Canadian National Museum of Science and Technology to put on exhibit vintage cryptographic devices (notably Enigma) and children's secrecy items such as decoders from Captain Midnight and Radio Orphan Annie eras.
In late 2001, advice and equipment were provided to GAPC in the production of "Secret Secretaries" which was a one-hour feature of women who worked at BSC (British Security Co-ordination) for Sir William Stephenson during WW-II. Credits also acknowledge CSE as contributing a 4-rotor naval Enigma. It aired on May 2nd and May 4th 2002 on WTN (Women's Television Network) in Canada.
Another partnership ensued with the Diefenbunker in Carp (near Ottawa, Ontario) to launch a "Spy Tools" exhibit. The Diefenbunker is also known as Canada's Cold War Museum. The exhibit was in place from February 2002 until early September 2002. The display was expanded to a 2-room display to accomodate children's clandestine toys over the years - that included items such as Secret Sam, Batman cards, James Bond, Spiderman and Get Smart.
A local television station CJOH aired a short piece related to this Diefenbunker exhibit and this collection on 27 April 2002 during "Regional Contact". It was great fun and entertaining to have done this with host Joel Haslam.
In September 2002, part of the collection (mainly Cold War and cryptographic) were part of a display at the CASIS (Canadian Association for Intelligence & Security Studies) 2002 conference in Ottawa. This was in concert with other displays by CSE and CSIS.
On 26 September 2003, a MidCan production crew took footage of a number of artifacts (crypt and clandestine from WW-II) which will be part of a 1-hour feature titled "The True Intrepid" to air on June 5th 2004 on Mystery Channel and again on July 17th 2004 on Global Television - please consult MidCan's website.
In November of 2003, part of the collection formed the "Cryptologic Toys" exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum in Maryland. The exhibit focused on children's decoders and secret writing over the years such as those related to Radio Orphan Annie and Captain Midnight - it remained until January 2006 but can still be seen at the National Security Agency's Photo Gallery website (under "Exhibits"):
On the 1st of March 2005, a film crew from Breakthrough Films & Television visited to take photos of clandestine radios from WW-II, notably the B2 suitcase radio and code on silk. This was part of a production titled "The Secret Liberators" which aired later in 2005. For further details, please consult the The Secret Liberators website by Breakthrough Films.
On the 1st of March 2007, I took the B2 suitcase radio to the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa where a film crew from CBC/SRC Television took still photos of that clandestine transceiver. This is to be part of a production which focuses on German spies who landed on the eastern shores of Canada in WW-II. The documentary is to air during 2008. For related details, please consult this section of the CBC Archives.
On April 2nd 2007, I was interviewed by Hallie Cotnam from CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning (91.5 FM) in Ottawa about Enigma and its history which you can click to hear it (require Real Player). This was in advance to a talk on the history of Enigma and related books at the Ottawa Book Collectors Club that same evening - here's their schedule.
Again, if you have any of the items in my LOOKING FOR section or leads to where they could be found, please send me an email at spytools@sympatico.ca (Richard).
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