Sounder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1870
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0603.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHELPS, G.M.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3090
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ BRASS/ CAST METAL/ METAL/ RUBBER/ WIRE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.8 cm
- Width
- 7.6 cm
- Height
- 9.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PHELPS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS ELECTROMAGNETIC CODE IMPULSES INTO SOUND. - Technical
-
FREED THE HANDS & EYES, PERMITTING THE OPERATOR TO FOCUS HIS ATTENTION IN TRANSCRIBING THE MESSAGE ON PAPER. ALSO PROVIDED GREATER RECEPTION OF CODED SIGNALS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON LEVER FRONT: 'G.M. PHELPS MAKER'/ INCISED ON LEVER TOP: '3090'/ LABELS AFFIXED TO BOTTOM: '3'; '3NRCM' & '3' INKED IN WHITE.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- VARNISHED BASE/ CAST RESTS PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- BEVELLED BASE EDGES.
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PHELPS, G.M., Sounder, circa 1870, Artifact no. 1969.0603, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0603.001/
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