Sounder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 OHMS
- DATE
- 1915–1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0126.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GREAT NORTH WESTERN
- MODEL
- GIANT
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 258
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ ALUMINUM LEVER/ BRASS FRAME/ METAL/ RUBBER/ WIRE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.3 cm
- Width
- 7.7 cm
- Height
- 9.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GNW
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS ELECTROMAGNETIC CODE IMPULSES INTO SOUND. - Technical
-
FREED THE HANDS & EYES, PERMITTING THE OPERATOR TO FOCUSHIS ATTENTION IN TRANSCRIBING THE MESSAGE ON PAPER. ALSO PROVIDED GREATER RECEPTION OF CODED SIGNALS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED BETWEEN BINDING POSTS: '4 OHMS/ 15'/ ON EITHER END: 'GNW'/ INCISED ON BOTTOM: 'NO.258'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- VARNISHED BASE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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GREAT NORTH WESTERN, Sounder, circa 1915–1924, Artifact no. 1971.0126, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0126.001/
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