Telegraph transmitter

Made:
circa 1880
General Post Office high-speed paper-tape telegraph transmitter

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General Post Office high-speed paper-tape telegraph transmitter
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General Post Office high-speed paper-tape telegraph transmitter, c.1880.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
Y2003.22.219.1
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 250 mm x 280 mm, 7.95 kg
type:
paper-tape telegraph transmitter
credit:
Gift of British Telecommunications plc