[R-390] Antique Bug

[Jim Brannigan]

Yes, Lionel made keys for the military during WWII.  A search will provide a 
lot of information.

Jim


> In the middle of all of this, I'd like to throw a question out there. 
> Somewhere amongst the rubble that is my station (currently all packed away 
> in a garage 'cuz I can't set it up where I am), I have a keyer that is 
> made exactly like a vibroplex bug.  The difference is that the faded, 
> curled tag on it said that it was made by the model train company Lionel. 
> It claims that it's a J-37 (if memory serves) which would seem to indicate 
> that it was made for the military.
>
> Does anybody know anything about this thing?  I was actively using it 
> before I shut my station down when I moved to my current location.  It was 
> a wonderful thing.  I learned to use one when I was working on my first 
> ticket in 1980/81.  I acquired this one years ago.
>
> Cheers!
>
> '73 de N2DXN (originally N5DTZ)
> Bob
>
> --
> "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with 
> your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will 
> always long to return."
> --Leonardo da Vinci