Transmitter, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MORSE/CABLE/AUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1900–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0337.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Westminster, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- A6 477
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST METAL BASE/ WOOD PLATFORM AND COVERS/ BRASS/STEEL/ METAL/ PLASTIC/ WIRE/ RUBBER/ GLASS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 53.0 cm
- Width
- 27.2 cm
- Height
- 28.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MUIRHEAD
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Westminster
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS PERFORATED SLIP MARKS INTO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES FOR TRANSMISSION TO OTHER STATIONS. - Technical
-
ENABLED ALREADY PERFORATED TAPE MESSAGES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FRONT VERTICAL PARTITION: 'A6 477'/ '1' APPLIED TO FRONT RIGHT OF COVER & PLATFORM/ ON PAPER IN FRONT LABEL HOLDER: '1020 CH./ W/ INDIES CABLE'/ PLATE ON POLAR RELAY COVER: 'JUDD & FRASER'S/ PATENT/ NO.19099/05/ MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD.'/ ON POLAR RELAYS: 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ TYPE R8/ NO.774/ LINE/DOY/ EARTH/ DASH'/ INTERNAL COGWHEEL OF TRANSMITTER: 'NO.18B/3'/ ON MOTOR: '21'/ '100 VOLTS'; 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO.54849'/ ON MOTOR CAM SHAFT: 'ROTHERHAMS COVENTRY'/ ON TAPE NEAR ROW OF CONNECTION TERMINALS: '- + - + - + 2 C 1 + (WITHIN A CIRCLE) E L 3 2 1 (WITHIN A CIRCLE)'/ COTC LABEL '7578' AFFIXED TO PLATFORM.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/13/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: one phenolic bolt insulator- fastening bottom cover.
- Finish
- MOTOR, INTERNAL BRASS, BASE, PLATFORM & COVER EXTERIORS PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- N/A
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MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD., Transmitter, telegraph, between 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1978.0337, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0337.001/
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