Siphon
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1860–1879
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1409.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ CORK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.5 cm
- Width
- 1.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1860'S TO 1870'S
- Canada
-
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED IN EARLY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT TO TRANSFER INK TO A MOVING PAPER TAPE TO RECORD INCOMING TELEGRAPH SIGNALS. - Technical
-
THE SIPHON RECORDER WAS THE MOST SENSITIVE TELEGRAPH RECEIVING DEVICE AFTER THE GALVANOMETER & WAS USED ON LONG SUBMARINE CABLES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TAPE AROUND TUBE MARKED '#4 RS 202'
- Missing
- From CA of 09/24/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Siphon, circa 1860–1879, Artifact no. 1969.1409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1409.001/
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