Keywords: PURPLE.jpg en Fragment of a Purple machine on display at the United States National Security Agency's National Cryptologic Museum located in Ft Meade Maryland The plaque at the base of the machine fragment reads 'Purple' This is the largest of three surviving pieces of the famous Japanese diplomatic cipher machine It was recovered from the wreckage of the Japanese embassy in Berlin 1945 http //www nsa gov/public/publi00007 cfm United States Government 2005 PD-USGov PURPLE cipher machine |