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Bell - Wheatstone Alphabetical Telegraph, 1858
Reg. No: ST 008440
- Summary:
- Wheatstone clockwork bell, used with the Wheatstone Alphabetical Telegraph system. The bell signalled to the operator that a message was coming through.
- Description:
- Two vertical brass plates with clockwork mechanism between and bell on top. two horizontal coils. Rotating brass striker. Detachable winding key on shaft of mainspring.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Australia: Post Master General's Department (PMG), 1916
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 125 mm (Height), 75 mm (Width), 120 mm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | telegraphy |
| Themes this item is part of: | Copy of text for label for Wheatstone's Alphabetical Telegraph, 1916, Telegraphy Collection, Information & Communication Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMMUNICATIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Telegraphy |
| Tertiary Classification: | transceivers |
| Inventor: | Sir Charles Wheatstone, England, Great Britain, 1858 |
| References: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wheatstone - accessed 3 December 2008 |
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