dial telegraph transmitter
Datecirca 1867
Inventory Number1997-1-0563
ClassificationTelegraph Transmitter
Subject
Maker
J. Gatget
fl. 1860 - 1870
Maker
P. Guillot
fl. 1860 - 1870
Maker
Louis-Clément Breguet
1804 - 1883
Maker
Breguet FT
1870 - 1881
Maker
Breguet
founded 1775
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions17 × 28.8 × 26.3 cm (6 11/16 × 11 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionDial telegraph sitting on a mahogany base. The alphabetical dial is silvered and supported over electrical coils. A rotating handle is used to select the letter. Binding posts are along the sides of the base.
Parts of the mahogany housing for the dial telegraph have come apart and are stored separately.
Parts of the mahogany housing for the dial telegraph have come apart and are stored separately.
Signedon dial: Guillot Gatget
on dial: BREGUET
Inscribedon metal label on base: Com[munica]tion Directe
A. E. Chambrier
Date: 1875-1885
Object number: 1997-1-0561
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: part of a set that includes the receiver (DW0887b); loose front panel from base box
Object number: DW0887a
Breguet FT
Date: 1870-1880
Object number: 1997-1-0560
Burnell Telephone and Electric Company
Date: circa 1905
Object number: 1997-1-0571
Louis-Clément Breguet
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: cover
Object number: 1997-1-0564
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