Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 PIN/DOORKNOB
- DATE
- 1935–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0356.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON BASE & TRIUNION/ STEEL OPERATING LEVER, VIBRATING ARM & ASSORTED PARTS/ BAKELITE OPERATING KNOB & PADDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.2 cm
- Width
- 7.7 cm
- Height
- 7.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1935 TO 1965
- Canada
-
USED BY TELEGRAPHERS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS IN CANADA. - Function
-
A SWITCH FOR INTERRUPTING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT TO TRANSMIT TELEGRAPH OR WIRELESS SIGNALS. - Technical
-
DOTS WERE CREATED AUTOMATICALLY WHICH INCREASED SENDING SPEED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- CONNECTING LINE CORD From CA of 09/26/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: placard or manufacturers label.
- Finish
- BASE & TRIUNION BLUE CRINKLE PAINT/ KNOB & PADDLE BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Key, telegraph, circa 1935–1945, Artifact no. 1985.0356, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0356.001/
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