Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRELESS/SINGLE CURRENT/LEGLESS
- DATE
- 1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0622.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Crimmer Wilson
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON BASE/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL KEY LEVER & SOME FITTINGS/ STEEL BINDING POSTS & CONTACT POINT/ EBONITE OPERATING DISK/ WIRE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.2 cm
- Width
- 6.7 cm
- Height
- 4.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Crimmer
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CIRCA 1920 TO 1955
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE FOR OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BOTTOM: 'CRIMMER/WILSON' INCISED.
- Missing
- From CA of 09/17/1996 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
- Finish
- WRINKLE GREY FINISH ON BASE/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Crimmer Wilson, Key, telegraph, after 1923, Artifact no. 1978.0622, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0622.001/
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