Combination set, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAIN LINE/250 OHMS/KEY & SOUNDER
- DATE
- 1848–1869
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0462.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TILLOTSON, L.G. & CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ BRASS/ METAL/ RUBBER/ EBONITE/ WIRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 11.9 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- TILLOTSON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT & IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SIGNALS. - Technical
-
CIRCUIT CLOSER LEVER ON KEY ELIMINATED UNNECESSARY BATTERY WASTE/ RELAY IMPROVED THE QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON BASE: '250 OHMS/ L.G.T. & CO./ 8 DEY ST N.Y.' ENCLOSED IN A DECORATIVE BORDER/ INCISED ON RELAY FRAME: 'L.G. TILLOTSON & CO./ 5 & 7 DEY ST. NEW YORK'/ INCISED ON SIDE OF KEY LEVER: 'L.G. TILLOTSON & CO./ 8DEY ST. NEW YORK'.
- Missing
- SPRING FROM KEY/ RELAY ARMATURE/ BINDING POSTS. From CA of 08/20/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: components and hardware on the proper right side of the base.
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD BASE.
- Decoration
- BEVELLED BASE EDGES.
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TILLOTSON, L.G. & CO., Combination set, telegraph, between 1848–1869, Artifact no. 1971.0462, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0462.001/
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