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Telegraph Relay, by Siemens

Inventory Number 72744

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.72744

Item type
Object
Makers
Siemens
Provenance
Presented by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Object type
Telegraphy equipment
Dimensions
Diameter: 147mm Height: 103mm Weight: 2208g
Inventory No
72744
Accession Number
1992-26

Description

Metal cylinder with glass top on cylindrical wooden base. Diagram and text printed on paper label adhered under base. Under glass cover, a metal mechanism with inscription "Patent Siemens Bros & Co London No 9870". Possible Ivory inset discs with letters inscribed.

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