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Morse Key, by Marconi Company, English, c. 1900

Inventory Number 86892


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86892

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO LTD / 50" etched into front side of base. "S.W.A." etched into rear side of base.
Physical material
Brass
Ebonite
Mahogany
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 120mm Width: 160mm Depth: 110mm
Inventory No
86892
Accession Number
2004-9/460

Description

Morse Key, with lacquered brass fittings and brown ebonite tapper, on varnished mahagony base. With two lacquered brass terminals on the upper surface of the base.