Receiver, Wheatstone

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OBJECT TYPE: MORSE/WEIGHT POWERED/PAPER TAPE
DATE: 1858–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0406.001

MANUFACTURER: Siemens Bros. & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1109
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING/ BRASS CASING & MECHANISM/ NICKELPLATED BRASS BELL/ STEEL FITTINGS/ PAPER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 35.5 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: 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 RECEIVES ELECTRIC IMPULSES & CONVERTS THEM INTO MARKS.
Technical: AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED RECEIVED MORSE SIGNALS ON PAPER TAPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT, TOP LEFT: 'SIEMENS BROTHERS & CO. LTD./ LONDON/ NO 1109'/ TOP RIGHT: 'SPACING MARKING'/ ON TOP LEVER: 'LOW 0 TO 50 FAST'/ OVER RIGHT SIDE TERMINAL: 'T'/ OVER LEFT SIDE TERMINAL: 'M'/ ON BACK: 'R/100 R/100 D D S U U'/ ALL MARKINGS ARE INCISED.
Missing: WEIGHT/ BOTTOM SLIP DRAWER From CA of 12/02/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: weight and bottom slip drawer.
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS/ BLACK PAINTED PULLEY/ VARNISHED WOODCASING/ LACQUERED BRASS.
Decoration: N/A

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Siemens Bros. & Co. Ltd., Receiver, Wheatstone, between 1858–1910, Artifact no. 1978.0406, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0406.001/

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