Telegraph Apparatus

Object detail

Accession number

1982.605

Maker

Telegraph Works

Description

Telegraph apparatus - Wheatstone Bridge type. Apparatus is within a wooden box that hinges at the back, with a key hole and metal hook clasp at the front. Front edge base of box has been painted white. Inside box is two symmetrical black bakelite platforms with eight brass coloured screws. The screws are in two rows of four and are connected by a thin wire. There is a wooden plank dividing the two plaques.

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal/Copper

Credit Line

Telegraph Works. Telegraph Apparatus, 1982.605. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Production place

Silvertown London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

Subject auto tags

Wood Rectangle Box Hardwood Wood stain Font Metal Pattern Symmetry Antique

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