[CW] QUIZ ANSWER

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Two correct answers:  From Greg Moore and Tom French!

The thumb piece was called either a "button" - which is the word that both
of them came up with - or a knob - which I believe is the more common.

The finger piece is called a "paddle" - which is the one I thought no one
would get!

On the Vibroplex the finger piece is like a hand key knob - and like a door
knob, the thumb piece looks just like a little paddle that you could paddle
your canoe with.

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DR

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McElroy, who was a telegrapher, referred to the "thumb
paddle" and the "dash button."

Tom


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OK, the "thumb piece" was the "button" and the "finger piece" was the
"paddle".

Now, back in the '60s when  my Lightning Bug slid off the table at sea,
(NO, I wasn't transmitting at the time) and busted the finger piece, I
removed both, and made up a large paddle out of a piece of discarded
plexiglas. That makeshift paddle was SO comfortable, I kept it with the
key all these years, used it happily,  and only removed it (actually
Vibroplex did, and returned it to me) when I had the bug completely
restored last year.
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GW