Key, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: SEMI-AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0088.001

MANUFACTURER: VIBROPLEX CO. INC.
MODEL: DELUX ORIGINAL
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 163118
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CHROMIUM PLATED METAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS, CORD COVERS & FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 9.0 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: VIBROPLEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1942
Canada: USED BY MEMBERS OF THE HAMEL FAMILY WHICH CONTAINED 13 TELEGRAPH OPERATORS THROUGH 3 GENERATIONS
Function: A DEVICE FOR OPENING & CLOSING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT TO TRANSMIT CODED MESSAGES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF THE 'MODERN' VIBROFLEX - STILL BEING MANUFACTURED IN 1990
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'THE VIBROPLEX COMPANY TRADE MARK/ PATENTED NO. 163118/ TRADE VIBROPLEX MARK/ THE VIBROPLEX COMPANY INC./ 833 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y.'/ ENGRAVED ON BASE: 'HAMEL FAMILY'
Missing: PADDLE FOR KEY LEVER BROKEN (PTS STORED WITH SUPP.INFO.) From CA of 08/16/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: CHROMIUM PLATED METAL/ RED KNOBS/ RED & GREEN CORD COVER
Decoration: 'HAMEL FAMILY' ENGRAVED ON BASE

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VIBROPLEX CO. INC., Key, telegraph, before 1942, Artifact no. 1993.0088, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1993.0088.001/

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