Wireless Telegraph Key
- Description (Brief)
- Telegraph keys are electrical on-off switches used to send messages in Morse code and can spark when the circuit opens. This wireless telegraph key features a large disc on the knob to protect against the accidental shock. Until recently, “wireless” meant radio and early wireless equipment often used high voltages.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- L. S. Brach Manufacturing Co.
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 6 in x 1 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 15.24 cm x 4.445 cm
- ID Number
- EM.314136
- catalog number
- 314136
- accession number
- 195337
- Credit Line
- from Susan Horle
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Communications
- Telegraph Keys
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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