Siphon recorder, 1870

Made:
1870 in Glasgow
maker:
James White and Company
inventor:
William Baron Kelvin Thomson
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Siphon recorder
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Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
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Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
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Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
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Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
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Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Siphon recorder
Science Museum Group Collection
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Siphon recorder, designed by William Thomson (Baron Kelvin) made by James White & Company, Glasgow, 1870. Used by the Eastern Telegraph Co in Egypt, and later in India

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1923-233
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass, metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
Recorder: 540 mm x 435 mm x 540 mm, 53 kg
paper reel on stand: 320 mm x 267 mm x 111 mm, 1.59 kg
barrel magnet: 255 mm x 230 mm x 200 mm,
type:
telegraph
credit:
Donated by the Institutions of Electrical Engineers

Parts

Barrel magnet for siphon recorder, 1870

Barrel magnet for siphon recorder, 1870

Barrel magnet for siphon recorder, designed by William Thomson (Baron Kelvin) made by James White & Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870. Used by the Eastern Telegraph Co in Egypt, and later in India

Measurements:
overall: 255 mm x 230 mm x 200 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass , metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1923-233 Pt2
type:
magnet
Paper dispenser for Siphon recorder, 1870

Paper dispenser for Siphon recorder, 1870

Paper dispenser for siphon recorder, designed by William Thomson (Baron Kelvin) made by James White & Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870. Used by the Eastern Telegraph Co in Egypt, and later in India

Measurements:
overall: 320 mm x 267 mm x 111 mm, 1.59 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass , metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1923-233 Pt3
type:
telegraph peripheral

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