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- OBJECT TYPE
- BALANCED LOCKING/80 OHMS
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0463.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Union Telegraph Co.
- MODEL
- 2-A
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SOLID SLATE BASE MOUNTED ON A CAST METAL SURBASE/ BRASS ARMATURE HOLDER, ADJUSTING SCREWS & BINDING POSTS/ BAKELITE SLEEVES COVERING ARMATURE WINDINGS OF FINE COPPER WIRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.8 cm
- Width
- 12.2 cm
- Height
- 11.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Union
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE USING ELECTROMAGNETS TO REPEAT OR ENHANCE TELEGRAPHIC SIGNALS. HAS ADJUSTING SCREW & SPRING TENSION TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGING LINE CONDITIONS & TO INCREASE CIRCUIT CAPACITY. - Technical
-
IMPROVED THE QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISEDMANUFACTURER'S PLATE: 'W.U. TEL. CO./ 80 OHM/ LOCKING RELAY 2-A'.
- Missing
- TENSION SPRING From CA of 09/18/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing adjusting spring and string.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMELLED SURBASE & ARMATURE/ BASE PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- ROUNDED BASE CORNERS.
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Western Union Telegraph Co., Relay, circa 1924, Artifact no. 1971.0463, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0463.001/
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