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Two-wire telephone repeater, 1923-1925
Two-wire telephone repeater, made by Standard Telephones and Cables in collaboration with Western Electric Company, British, 1923-1925.
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This is an early example of an audio-frequency repeater. This two-wire repeater provided transmission in both directions over a single pair of wires, and amplified the signals. It was installed at Marks Tey in Essex in 1927 and was recovered in 1965.
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , glass and plastic (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1966-51/1
- type:
- amplifier
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
