
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
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1923-233 Pt1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy), metal (unknown), paint, paxolin and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall (weight Pt1 and Pt2): 540 mm x 435 mm x 540 mm, 53 kg
- type:
- telegraph
- taxonomy:
-
- component - object
- credit:
- Donated by the Institution of Electrical Engineers