Combination set, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE
LINEMAN'S SET
DATE
1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1969.1432.001
MANUFACTURER
Caton
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BAKELITE (?) CASE/ BRASS HARDWARE/ FRENCH IVORYKNOBS/ BRASS & STEEL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
12.5 cm
Width
5.7 cm
Height
3.2 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telegraphy
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Caton
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Illinois
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
PROBABLY THE 1860'S & 1870'S
Canada
NIL BUT WITH A VERY INTERESTING HISTORICAL CONNECTION IN U.S.
Function
TO SEND & RECEIVE MORSE CODE MESSAGES BY TELEGRAPH LINES.
Technical
TYPE SAMPLE OF AN EARLY TELEGRAPH SET.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
STAMPED ON BRASS: 'CATON/ OTTAWA ILL'/ PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO LID TOP READS: 'NO 3/ NRC #6'
Missing
SOME CHIPS OFF RIM OF CASE From CA of 08/22/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish
DARK BROWN (POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY BLACK) CASE
Decoration
TOP & BOTTOM OF CASE INCISED WITH CROSS-HATCHING TO FORM SMALL DIAMOND SHAPES/ OVAL-SHAPED CASE

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