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Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877
- inventor:
- Pavel Schilling
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Copy of the receiver and alarm call of Schilling's electric telegraph, made by the British Telegraph Manufactory, London, England, 1870-1877. The original was made 1825-1830 by Baron P Schilling and was exhibited in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus in 1876, lent by the Imperial Academy of Science St Petersburg, E.15 a to c - 1878. Vol.6 p.276, S.L.R.
Copy of the receiver and alarm call of Schilling's electric telegraph, made by the British Telegraph Manufactory, London, England, 1870-1877. The original was made 1825-1830 by Baron P Schilling and was exhibited in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus in 1876.
This is a copy of a portion of the telegraph which was the outcome of experiments made by Baron P L Shilling between 1825 and 1830. The basis for Schilling's telegraph was the discovery by Hans Oersted of the relationship between a coil and a magnetised needle. The direction of the current running through the coil affects the direction in which the needle will swing. The receiver incorporates a disc showing white on one side and black on the other, which were used in combinations to show different letters.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1877-341
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy) and thread
- Measurements:
-
alarm: 155 mm x 275 mm x 210 mm,
receiver: 310 mm 200 mm, 2.33 kg
- type:
- telegraph
- credit:
- Purchased from the British Telegraph Manufactory