Siphon Pen Receiver

Object detail

Accession number

1978.1882

Maker

Muirhead & Co Ltd

Description

This is a Siphon Pen Receiver which works on the principle of the galvanometer and is used as a legal record for cable telegraph. It is made up of a square wooden base on which is mounted a pair of horseshoe magnets embedded into their own respective coils.

Marks

Muirhead & Co. Ltd. 40095 Inscribed

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Metal/Copper

Credit Line

Muirhead & Co Ltd. Siphon Pen Receiver, 1978.1882. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Radio Tools & Equipment for Communication Telecommunication T&E Telecommunication Devices

Production place

Beckenham Kent England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Subject

Cables, Submarine Apparatus and supplies

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

Subject auto tags

Product Gas Toy Cylinder Machine Wood Metal Office equipment Auto part Engineering

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