[CW] Worn Out Keys?

[Craig Roberts]

I collect Bunnell keys and use them exclusively.  (My maternal 
grandmother, Beth Bunnell, was Jesse Bunnell's grand-niece, so it's 
family-driven brand loyalty).  My "daily use" straight keys are a circa 
1880 Bunnell railroad telegrapher's key and a heavy duty spark key from 
about 1915.  My "new" key -- also used almost daily -- is a Bunnell 
Flash Key (bug).  All are in perfect condition with all original parts.

The telegrapher's key was, apparently, very heavily used in its heyday.  
The knob is worn into a slightly oval shape and smoothed like a riverbed 
stone.  I can literally feel its history as I tap out CQ on it.

73,

Craig
W3CRR