Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRELESS/MANIPULATING
- DATE
- 1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0604.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 25661
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS CONSTRUCTION WITH PLATINUM CONTACT PIECES/ EBONITE OPERATINGDISKS & INSULATING DISK/ WOOD BASE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.5 cm
- Width
- 12.4 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
- MARCONI
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE FOR OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- FRONT BRASS PLATE: 'MARCONI'S WIRELESS/ TELEGRAPH CO. LTD./ NO.25661 LONDON'/ '12ATR' ENCLOSED IN A CIRCLE ON BOTTOM. INCISED MARKINGS.
- Missing
- NOT EQUIPPED WITH USUAL TELEPHONE SHORT CIRCUITING SPRINGS/ TERMINALS ARE NOT ORIGINAL.
- Finish
- VARNISHED & WAXED WOOD BASE/ LACQUERED BRASS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD., Key, telegraph, before 1923, Artifact no. 1979.0604, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0604.001/
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