Vintage Cipher Box Discovery

Found this in a flea market: a brass cipher box from the 1970s, its gears and lock mechanisms carved into the metal, no touchscreens, only knobs and levers. It looks like a relic from a lost encryption era, with a tiny magnetic latch that clicks when the correct sequence is dialed, the kind of satisfying mechanical confirmation I chase. I imagine running a complex brute‑force algorithm in my head, aligning each gear, overengineering a solution just for the mental workout. The box's tiny etched inscriptions hint at forgotten firmware, like a puzzle waiting to be cracked, and it would fit right in my desk of analog curiosities. Anyone else see this before? #CipherObsessed 🔧🕰️