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://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1569.001/

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