Combination set, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LINEMAN'S SET
- DATE
- 1853
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1429.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Palmer & Hall
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN BOX/ BRASS, OTHER METAL WORKING PARTS/ PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 3.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Palmer Hall
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1850'S TO (?)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO SEND AND RECEIVE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES IN MORSE CODE. - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY MORSE TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF LID READS: 'PALMER & HALL/ 158 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON'/ PAPER LABEL AFFXIED TO BOTTOM READS: '5NRCM'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- VARNISHED BOX/ BROWN PAPER LABEL WITH GOLD PRINTING
- Decoration
- OVAL SHAPED BOX/ DECORATING BORDER ON LABEL
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Palmer & Hall, Combination set, telegraph, 1853, Artifact no. 1969.1429, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1429.001/
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