telegraph key
Date: mid 19th-mid 20th Century
Inventory Number: 1997-1-0598
Classification: Telegraph Key
Subject:
Owner: Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University (founded 1884)
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Dimensions:
2.9 × 12 × 7.5 cm (1 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.)
Description:
A dual arm telegraph key, mounted on a dark rosewood base with a beveled edge.
The key's flat double arms and brackets are made of steel. There are six steel binding posts mounted on the base. On the reverse side of the base, the binding posts are connected by coated copper wire to brass and steel Phillips-head screws.
The key has a flat rubber knob.
The key's flat double arms and brackets are made of steel. There are six steel binding posts mounted on the base. On the reverse side of the base, the binding posts are connected by coated copper wire to brass and steel Phillips-head screws.
The key has a flat rubber knob.
Signedunsigned
FunctionKey for sending telegraph signals.
Curatorial Remarkstag reads: with telephone collection taken from Jeff 1953.
ProvenanceCame from the Jefferson Laboratory of Physics in 1953 together with large collection of communications equipment. (8000 series).