Combination set, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: MAIN LINE/KEY & SOUNDER
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: MANHATTAN ELEC. SUPPLY CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
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: .2 MISSING KEY SPRING & PART OF PAD 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/item/1991.0170.001/

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