Sounder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 120 OHMS
- DATE
- 1917–1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0491.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bunnell, J.H. & Co.
- MODEL
- MAIN LINE 15-B
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ BRASS/ METAL/ RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.2 cm
- Width
- 8.0 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS ELECTROMAGNETIC CODE IMPULSES INTO SOUND. - Technical
-
FREED THE HANDS & EYES, PERMITTING THE OPERATOR TO FOCUS ATTENTION IN TRANSCRIBING THE MESSAGE ON PAPER. ALSO PROVIDED GREATER RECEPTION OF CODED SIGNALS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON LEVER FRONT: 'J.H. BUNNELL & CO./ NEW YORK U.S.A.'/ INCISED ON RESONATOR BASE: 'PATENTED IN U.S.A./ MARCH 6 1917'/ INCISED ON BASE RIGHT: 'MAIN LINE SOUNDER15B/ 120 OHMS'/ 'M' ENCLOSED IN A SQUARE STAMPED IN RED ON BOTTOM.
- Missing
- From CA of 09/06/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- VARNISHED BASE/ BLACK ENAMELLED MAGNET CASING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bunnell, J.H. & Co., Sounder, circa 1917–1924, Artifact no. 1978.0491, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0491.001/
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