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Telegraph Transmitter, by Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd., Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 12899


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12899

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
'ELLIOTT BROTHERS / (LONDON) LTD'
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 198mm Width: 230mm Depth: 240mm Weight: 4.25kg
Inventory No
12899
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

Tape type telegraph transmitter. Wooden base with power cable and cord attached. A AUTO/OFF/KEY switch to side of base. Bakelite terminals to top of base next to metal box with glass panel showing mechanism. Punched paper strip caught in wheel.