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Brown Bros. Mach. Co.

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

According to N6TT, "[Brown Brothers] keys were made by one man, Bill Brown. Bill made the die-cast machine and all the key parts and dies himself. He also designed, painted and labeled each key ever made by the BBMC. Bill worked alone making the keys in his basement shop. He was a real craftsman and a true perfectionist."

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Brown Bros. BTL-A

Brown Bros. BTL-A
Iambic Paddles

0026

Brown Bros. Model ST

Brown Bros. Model ST
Straight Key

0174

THE HAM KEY CO.

Ham Radio Center, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

The Ham-Keys are essentially knock-offs of Brown Bros.' work.

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Ham-Key HK-1

Ham-Key HK-1
Iambic Paddles

0037

Ham-Key HK-3

Ham-Key HK-3
Straight Key

0044

Ham-Key HK-3M

Ham-Key HK-3M
Straight Key

0032

Ham-Key HK-4

Ham-Key HK-4
Dual Key

0048