Key, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SEMIAUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1920–1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0106.001
- MANUFACTURER
- VIBROPLEX CO. INC.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 83714
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON BASE/ STEEL MECHANISM/ EBONITE OPERATINGDISC & RESTS/ BRASS MANUFACTURER'S PLATE/ FABRIC/ COPPER & EBONITE JACK.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.0 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- VIBROPLEX
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1933-1969
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE TOP OPENING OR CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES. - Technical
-
THE DESIGN CHANGE TO BETTER FACILITATE THE OPERATOR, RESULTING IN GREATER SPEED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON MANUFACTURER'S PLATE ON BASE: 'THE VIBROPLEX COMPANY'/ A BUG SYMBOL/ TRADE MARK/ SERIAL NUMBER/ 825 BROADWAY, NEW YORK/ REFER TO PATENT REF.& SERIAL NUMBER; ALL IN RAISED LETTERING/ SOURCES INITIALS 'CR' RECESSED IN ONE CORNER.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED BASE
- Decoration
- REMNANT OF GOLD COLORED DECORATIVE PATTERN ONBASE/ EMBOSSED MANUFACTURER'S PLATE.
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VIBROPLEX CO. INC., Key, telegraph, between 1920–1936, Artifact no. 1975.0106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1975.0106.001/
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