Combination set, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAIN LINE/KEY & SOUNDER
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0170.002
- MANUFACTURER
- MANHATTAN ELEC. SUPPLY CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 &.2: WOOD BASE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.8 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MESCO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- TYPE USED 1900-1930'S
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA BY DONOR'S GRANDFATHER - Function
-
USED TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES ON THE MAIN TELEGRAPH LINE ON SHORT LINES OR AS A TRAINING SET - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SET WIDELY USED TO TEACH PEOPLE MORSE CODE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 &.2: STAMPED ON BOTTOM OF BASE: '50HMS'
- Missing
- From CA of 08/19/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- BASE: STAINED & VARNISHED/ METAL SUPPORT BASES PAINTED BLACK WITH GOLD TRIM/ BRASS PARTS VARNISHED
- Decoration
- DECORATIVE DESIGN PAINTED ON SOUNDER SUPPORT
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MANHATTAN ELEC. SUPPLY CO., Combination set, telegraph, after 1900, Artifact no. 1991.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0170.002/
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