Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE CURRENT/MODIFIED TO SINGLE CURRENT
- DATE
- 1910–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1967.0736.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SULLIVAN, H.W.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 234
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS FITTINGS, TERMINALS/ KEY LEVER & SWITCH/ GLASS/ PLASTIC/ METAL/ WOOD BASE/ RUBBER/ WIRE. Bakelite plate and knob
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.5 cm
- Width
- 11.5 cm
- Height
- 9.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SULLIVAN
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE FOR OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MESSAGES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON SWITCH: 'SEND RECEIVE'/ BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER: 'G.P.O./ 4478/ ON BOTTOM: '234'. INCISED MARKINGS/ COTC LABEL '9374' AFFIXED TO RIGHT SIDE.
- Missing
- END OF LEFT CONTACT STRIP
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD BASE
- Decoration
- BEVELED GLASS EDGE
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SULLIVAN, H.W., Key, telegraph, circa 1910–1920, Artifact no. 1967.0736, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0736.001/
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