Relay - Telegraph - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

F1303.2004

Maker

Weston Electrical Instrument Company

Description

Sensitive polarised telegraph relay. Small wooden box with five electrical connections. Glass top with mechanical mechanism inside.

Marks

Made by the / Weston Electrical Instrument Co / Newark N.J. U.S.A / Patent / Nov,6,1888 May 14, 1889. Apr, 29,1890. / Feb,17,1891. Dec,19,1893. Oct,4,1898. / Jul.16,1901 / model 30 No. 1254 Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

Weston Electrical Instrument Company. Circa 1890. Relay - Telegraph, F1303.2004. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

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

Production place

Newark New Jersey United States of America North America Americas

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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Relay - Telegraph