Key, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: SEMIAUTOMATIC
DATE: 1915–1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0341.001

MANUFACTURER: VIBROPLEX CO. INC.
MODEL: X
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 75070
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL/ EBONITE OPERATING DISC AND RESTS.

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: 8.8 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VIBROPLEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THE MODEL X WAS MADE BETWEEN 1912-22 BUT THE LABEL ON THIS ONE WAS ONLY USED 1915-17/ KEY WAS PROBABLY *
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE FOR OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES.
Technical: THE DESIGN CHANGE, TO BETTER FACILITATE THE OPERAOR, RESULTING IN GREATER SPEED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON MANUFACTURER'S PLATE: 'TRADE "VIBROPLEX" MARK/ NO.75070/ U.S. PATENTS NO.767,303, NO.812,183/ NO.842,154 NO.1,042,457, NO.1,043,449, NO.1,260,008./ THE VIBROPLEX COMPANY INC./ 253 BROADWAY, NEW YORK' INCISED LETTERING/ REMNANT OF A LABEL WITH A BUG ILLUSTRATION ON TOP LEFT OF BASE.
Missing: SWITCH FROM RIGHT SIDE MISSING. From CA of 09/23/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK PAINTED BASE.
Decoration: GOLD COLOURED DESIGN ON BASE.

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VIBROPLEX CO. INC., Key, telegraph, between 1915–1917, Artifact no. 1972.0341, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0341.001/

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