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"Thunder pump" magneto-electric device, W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, 1856.
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"Thunder pump" magneto-electric device, W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, 1856.
This
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Thunder pump" magneto-electric device, W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, 1856.
This
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, England, 1856.
This design of magneto-electric machine was used by the Electric Telegraph Company. Pumping the handle created a strong alternating current, which rang a call bell at the far end.
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Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1876-1375
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), silk, steel (metal), wood (unidentified)
- type:
- magneto
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- generator
- credit:
- From Reid Brothers
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