Morse code practice set

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OBJECT TYPE: MOTOR
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0085.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE & WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC TOP/.2: WOOD/.3-.7: WOOD, PAPER, METAL CONTAINER

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: 17.5 cm
Height: 15.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE WAS IN COMMON USE TO LEARN MORSE CODE ON ONE'S OWN IN CANADA INSTEAD OF HAVING CLASSES.
Function: TO USE AS A PRACTICE TOOL TO LEARN MORSE CODE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF INGENUITY NECESSARY TO BECOME AN AMATEUR OPERATOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2: NO MARKINGS/.3: STAMPED ON LABEL ONTIN - 'CONTINENTAL/ [DRAWING OF HAND] No.7/ Manufactured by/ Instructograph Co./ Chicago, Ill.'/.4: SAME AS.3 HAND MISSING AND 'RC' STAMPED ON; HANDWRITTEN: 'No. 7/ E.S.'/.5: same as.3 EXCEPT - 'No. 4'/.6: SAME AS.3 EXCEPT 'No. 24'; HANDWRITTEN 'No. 5'/.7: SAME AS.3 EXCEPT 'Manufactured...' OBLITERATED; AND HANDWRITTEN '5'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE, INCLUDING HOME MADE TAKE-UP SPOOL From CA of 08/23/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: .1: BOX STAINED & VARNISHED; BROWN TOP/.2: VARNISHED/.3-.7: GOLD PAINTED TIN BOX; PURPLE PRINTING ON LABEL; VARNISHED SPOOL; YELLOW PAPER WITH PURPLE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Morse code practice set, circa 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1990.0085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0085.001/

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