Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HAND/DOUBLE SPEED/HORIZONTAL MOTION
- DATE
- 1899–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0137.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bunnell, J.H. & Co.
- MODEL
- STYLE W
- 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
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bunnell
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY FROM 1910 TO 1920
- Canada
-
PURCHASED & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO CREATE MORSE CODE SIGNALS, USUALLY FOR LAND LINE OPERATIONS - Technical
-
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF EARLY SIDE-OPERATING KEY DESIGNED TO SAVE HAND MOTIONS (SEE REF. #1)/ THIS DESIGN WAS INTENDED TO RELIEVE 'TELEGRAPHERS PARALYSIS' CAUSED BY OPERATING VERTICAL KEYS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE: 'PATENTED/ J.H. BUNNELL & CO/ NEW YORK U.S.A.'
- Missing
- From CA of 08/14/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- VARNISHEDMETAL/ BLACK KNOBS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bunnell, J.H. & Co., Key, telegraph, between 1899–1920, Artifact no. 1993.0137, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0137.001/
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