Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STANDARD/LEGLESS/SWITCH
- DATE
- 1920–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0099.001
- MANUFACTURER
- A.T. & T. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- 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
- WOOD BASE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC KEY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.5 cm
- Width
- 12.2 cm
- Height
- 3.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- AT&T
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO SEND MESSAGES IN MORSE CODE EITHER ON TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS OR LATER, BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS BY RADIO TRANSMISSION - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON ARM: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC'/ ON KEY BASE: 'TELEGRAPH KEY/ A.T. & T. CO.'
- Missing
- From CA of 08/14/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- UNFINISHED WOOD & METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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A.T. & T. Co., Key, telegraph, between 1920–1959, Artifact no. 1990.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0099.001/
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