Telegraph set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WHEATSTONE ABC
- DATE
- 1858
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0121.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GENERAL POST OFFICE
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- R624
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ STEEL/ CLOTH/ GLASS/ BRASS
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
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 35.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GPO
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
.1 TYPE OF EARLY TELEGRAPH/.2 INDICATES INFORMATION SENT BY TRANSMITTING UNIT/.3 INDICATES WHEN A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT OR RECEIVED - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- .3: KEY
- Finish
- STAINED AND VARISHED WOOD CASE/ GRILL PAINTED BLACK/ BRASS RING UNDER PUSH BUTTONS IS CRACKED/ CASE IS BADLY SCRATCHED/ LOOSE MOULDING AROUND BASE OF BOX
- Decoration
- CROWN ON DIAL
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GENERAL POST OFFICE, Telegraph set, circa 1858, Artifact no. 1975.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1975.0121.001/
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