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[Ron Fruish with morse key]
Maker and role
Unknown, Photographer
Production date
Circa 1950s
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Object detail
Accession number
PHO-2020-20
Maker
Production period
Description
Black and white contemporary photographic reprint. Image taken at the Auckland Telegraph Office and shows Post and Telegraph Office staff member Ronald (Ron) Fruish using the morse key, at the telegraph line known as the "Order Wire".
This morse key was made by Elliott Brothers Limited, London and mounted on a wooden base and used for communication between the Auckland office and other telegraph centres to facilitate telegraph circuit needs
This morse key was made by Elliott Brothers Limited, London and mounted on a wooden base and used for communication between the Auckland office and other telegraph centres to facilitate telegraph circuit needs
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 photograph : black and white ; 15 x 20 cm
Credit Line
Unknown. Circa 1950s. [Ron Fruish with morse key], PHO-2020-20. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Auckland
New Zealand
New Zealand
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