Transmitter, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WHEATSTONE/WEIGHT POWERED
- DATE
- 1858–1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0397.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Siemens Bros. & Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 20396
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ BRASS/ STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.0 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 24.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Siemens
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- USED WORLDWIDE ON LANDLINES FROM 1858-1910 & LATER IN RADIOTELEGRAPHY
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS PERFORATED SLIP MARKS INTO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES FOR TRANSMISSION TO OTHER STATIONS - Technical
-
ENABLED ALREADY PERFORATED TAPE MESSAGES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FRONT:'SIEMENS BROS. & CO. LTD./ LONDON/ NO.20396'/ ON TOP LEVER SCALE:'SLOW'; '0 TO 60'; 'FAST'/ OVER LEFT SIDE TERMINALS:'MK/C' & 'MK/Z' OVER BACK TERMINALS: 'C K D U'/ ALL MARKINGS ARE INCISED
- Missing
- WEIGHT/ BACK DISC COVER/ Z IDENTIFICATION MARKING OVER BACK TERMINAL From CA of 12/03/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: weight, front glass, back disc cover.
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD BASE/ LACQUERED BRASS
- Decoration
- MARBLED PATTERN ONBRASS
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