Private company
Vibroplex
US manufacturer of telegraph keys
Vibroplex is the brand of a side-to-side mechanical, semi-automatic Morse key first manufactured and sold in 1905 by the Vibroplex Company, following its invention and patent by Horace Greeley Martin of New York City in 1904. The original device became known as a "bug." The Vibroplex Company has been in continuous operation for 119 years, as of 2024.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersKnoxville1
- Websitewww.vibroplex.com
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Vibroplex is the brand of a side-to-side mechanical, semi-automatic Morse key first manufactured and sold in 1905 by the Vibroplex Company, following its invention and patent by Horace Greeley Martin of New York City in 1904. The original device became known as a "bug."2
Products and brands
- telegraph key
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1915Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.vibroplex.com1
- WikipediaVibroplex
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3556830
Sources
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- 1WikidataVibroplex on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVibroplex on Wikipedia
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