Combination set, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: KEY & SOUNDER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1569.001

MANUFACTURER: Bunnell, J.H. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL (INCLUDING BRASS & STEEL) CONSTRUCTION..2 METAL (BRASS, IRON & COPPER) AND WOOD COMPONENTS. BAKELITE (?) COIL CASINGS. MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE..3-.4 METAL CONTACTS..5 WOODEN BASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.9 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bunnell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MORSE CODED SIGNALS.
Technical: SOUNDERS (AS OPPOSED TO EARLIER 'REGISTER') WERE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MOUNTED ON SAME WOODEN BASE AS TELEGRAPH KEY. PORTABLE KEY & SOUNDER COMBINATION SET (CALLED 'KOB'S- KEY [WITH SOUNDER] ON BASE) BECAME POPULAR IN 1870S, BECAUSE TELEGRAPHERS COULD CARRY THE SETS WITH THEM. (REF.1) THIS SET MAY BE A PRACTICE SET. (REF.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "J.H. BUNNELL & CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A." stamped into base of key..2 "J.H. BUNNELL & CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A." stamped into hammer bar. "O" stamped into wood base [markings are incomplete due to damage].3-.5 No markings visible.
Missing: .1 KEY MISSING KNOB; MAY BE MISSING LOCKING DEVICE FOR LEVER./ .2 SOUNDER WOOD BASE BROKEN: APPROX. HALF IS MISSING. MAY BE OTHER MISSING PARTS.
Finish: .1-.5 ORIGINAL FINISHES OBSCURED BY DIRT, ETC. METAL 'FRAME' COMPONENTS OF.1&.2 APPEAR TO HAVE HAD BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISHES. LEVER ON.1 HAS DULL SILVER METAL FINISH. COIL CASINGS ON.2 ARE BLACK..2 WOODEN BASE IS RED-BROWN IN COLOUR..5 MEDIUM BROWN WOOD BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Bunnell, J.H. & Co., Combination set, telegraph, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.1569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.1569.001/

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