Telegraph Key [GPO]

Object detail

Accession number

1980.236.2

Maker

General Post Office

Production period

1910s

Description

A double current morse telegraph key with a broad arrow symbol that denotes British Government property. A key protruding from a brass cylinder is mounted on a rectangular wooden base.

Marks

broad arrow Engraved
WALTER'S. E. M. CO. LTD. / 2781. III. 1915 Inscribed

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Credit Line

General Post Office. 1915. Telegraph Key [GPO], 1980.236.2. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

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

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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Gas Metal Fashion accessory Temperature Still life photography Cylinder

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