General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MAHOGANY CASE/ BRASS HINGE/ STEEL STRIKER PLATE & COIL HOLDER/ BRASS OPERATING & CLOSURE LEVERS/ FRENCH IVORY OPERATING & CLOSUREKNOBS/ COPPER WIRE WOUND COILS

Dimensions

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

Length

11.7 cm

Width

6.8 cm

Height

4.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telegraphy

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Williams

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1870-1912

Canada

IN 1871, FRANK IVESON, THOS. AHEARN & WARREN SOPER, FOUNDERS OF THE OTTAWA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. OPENED OFFICES ALONG THE GASPE PENINSULA TO WENDOVER. THIS ARTIFACT PROBABLY COMMEMORATIVE OF THE FOUNDATION.

Function

DEVICE FOR INTERRUPTING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT IN ORDER TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEGRAPH SIGNALS IN THE FIELD. USED BY LINEMEN TO COMMUNICATE WITH BASE STATIONS FROM A REMOTE POINT.

Technical

PERMITTED THE OPERATOR TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEGRAPHSIGNALS FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED CASE TOP NAME PLATE: 'IVESON'/ PAPER INSIDE COVER: 'MANUFAC- TURED BY/ C. WILLIAMS Jr 109 Court Street.'/ MORSE CODED ALPHABET; 'BOSTON'.

Missing

TENSION SPRING/ BINDING POST SCREW From CA of 08/20/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

VARNISHED CASE.

Decoration

OVAL SHAPED CASE/ GOLD COLOURED LETTERING/ IVORY KEY OPERATING KNOBS/ NAME PLATE ON TOP