Transmitter, telegraph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MORSE/CABLE/AUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1900–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0316.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 708 A3
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE & COVER/ BRASS/ STEEL/ PLASTIC/ WIRE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 52.0 cm
- Width
- 27.6 cm
- Height
- 24.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MUIRHEAD
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS PERFORATED SLIP MARKS INTO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES FOR TRANSMISSION TO OTHER STATIONS. - Technical
-
ENABLED ALREADY PERFORATED TAPE MESSAGES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FRONT VERTICAL PARTITION: 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD. N0.708 A3'/ '12' APPLIED ONTO BASE RIGHT & ON TOP RIGHT OF COVER/ INTERNAL COGWHEELS: '14B' & 'DD'/ ADJUSTABLE GRADUATED '0 TO 50' COMPONENT ON ONE SHAFT/ ON MOTOR: '58/ PHONIC MOTOR/ TYPE N-7/ LOW POWER/ 100V/ MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO. 112617'/ GRADUATED MARKINGS WITH INTERVALS OF '0' & ARROWS ON TOP HALF OF MOTOR CIRCUMFERENCE/ ON MOTOR CAM SHAFT: 'ROTHERHAMS COVENTRY'/ POLAR RELAYS ON BACK:'TYPE R8/ SPHERE ELECTRIC INST. CO. LTD/ LONDON. N.8.' & 'SERIAL NO. 1221'/ BASE LEFT SIDE OPERATING SWITCH: 'CABLE/SLIP' & 'MORSE/SLIP'/ COTC LABEL 7570 AFFIXED TO BASE LEFT.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/02/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- MOTOR, INTERNAL BRASS, BASE & OUTSIDEOF COVER PAINTED BLACK/ FRONT BRASS PARTITION & SOME COMPONENTS TINTED DARK GREY.
- Decoration
- N/A
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MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD., Transmitter, telegraph, between 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1978.0316, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0316.001/
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