Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRELESS
- DATE
- 1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0837.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MARCONI CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS CONSTRUCTION/ EBONITE OPERATING DISC & INSULATING DISC/ WOOD BASE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.0 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 6.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MARCONI
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE FOR OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BACK EDGE IN FRONT OF TERMINAL: 'KEY TEL TEL KEY' INCISED.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SHELLACKED WOOD BASE
- Decoration
- FRONT SECTION OF BASE IS RECESSED TO ALLOW FREE MOVEMENT OF KEY LEVER.
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MARCONI CO., Key, telegraph, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1969.0837, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0837.001/
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