Small hand-driven morse tape transmitter

Made:
1858
Small hand-driven morse tape transmitter, c. 1858

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Small hand-driven morse tape transmitter, c. 1858
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Small hand-driven morse tape transmitter, c. 1858. Possibly a demonstration model as the small size including the hand crank meant it was unsuited to use in a telegraph office as it would have taken hours to transmit a message.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1963-209
type:
transmitter
rights:
Unlinked Name
credit:
King's College, London