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Telephone Transformer Type 191A, by Marconi Company, English, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 71080


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.71080

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"M.I.M.C. CO LTD / TYPE NO 191A / SERIAL NO B 126" etched into top panel.
Physical material
Hardwood
ebonite
steel.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 95mm Width: 140mm Depth: 100mm
Inventory No
71080
Accession Number
2004-9/33

Description

Telephone Transformer Type 191A, with two pairs of steel terminals (marked "RECEIVER" and "TELEPHONE") on ebonite top panel set into hardwood case. Previously catalogued with Send/Receive Switch Type 103A (Inv. Num. 49244).