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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1568.001

MANUFACTURER: Bunnell, J.H. & 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: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING BRASS, IRON & COPPER) AND WOOD. BAKELITE (?) CASING COVERS COILS. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 9.0 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: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: DEVICE THAT CONVERTS ELECTROMAGNETIC CODE IMPULSES INTO SOUND.
Technical: SOUNDER FREED THE HANDS & EYES OF THE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR, PERMITTING HIM/HER TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON TRANSCRIBING THE MESSAGE ON PAPER. SOUNDER ALSO PROVIDED GREATER RECEPTION OF CODED SIGNALS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "J.H. BUNNELL & CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A." stamped into hammer bar. "150" stamped into top of wooden base, at one short end. Elaborate directional arrowstamped into one adjustment knob.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. 2 SCREWS SECURING SOUNDER TO WOODEN BASE ARE NOT ORIGINAL; OTHER PARTS MAY BE REPLACEMENTS.
Finish: RED-BROWN WOOD BASE. BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISH APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES OF SOUNDER, SAVE BLACK COIL CASINGS. ORANGE-COLOURED FIBRE COVERING ON WIRES.
Decoration: N/A

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Bunnell, J.H. & Co., Sounder, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.1568, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.1568.001/

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