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OBJECT TYPE: PONY
DATE: 1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0033.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
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: MAHOGANY BASE/ BRASS/ METAL/ RUBBER/ WIRE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.6 cm
Width: 12.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1870-1912
Canada: TELEGRAPH SERVICES SUPPLIED BY THE MONTREAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY & LATER BY THE GREAT NORTH WESTERN TELEGRAPH. THE SERVICES BEGAN IN 1870 & CLOSED IN 1912, DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TELEPHONE/ METCALFE OFFICE CALL WAS 'XC'.
Function: A DEVICE WHICH OPENS OR CLOSES AN AUXILIARY CIRCUIT UNDER PREDETER- MINED ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS IN THE MAIN CIRCUIT. IT ENABLES A WEAK CURRENT TO BE STRONGER.
Technical: IMPROVED THE QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: TENSION SPRING From CA of 07/30/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing spring, possibly other components.
Finish: BRASS PLATED METAL.
Decoration: MOULDED WOOD BASE EDGES.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Relay, circa 1860, Artifact no. 1975.0033, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0033.001/

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