Telegraph Instruments of Europe- Page TWELVE


 

 

 

 

 

A British military KOB (1Q1900)

A labo key

A very well preserved Marconi siphon recorder (undulator)

Top view of the Marconi undulator

Mirror galvanometers and scales


 

 

 

 

 

Old French relay by Digney (3Q1900)

A big French Ramsden electricity machine by Ducretet with an Henley electrometer.

Another view of the Ramsden

Another Ramsden electricity machine (British style)

An American double pen register by E.S.Greeley


 

 

 

 

 

A special GPO relay

The very first telephone (butterstamp) by Siemens & Halske, Berlin 1878. Observe the calling whistle

Another view of the S & H butterstamp

A detail of the S & H butterstamp

A typical S & H (Germany) key in very nice condition


 

 

 

 

 

A signal bell used by the railways in England

A sounder by Bunnell

A sounder by Siemens Brothers (London) and one by the GPO (England)

Three sounders: Siemens Brothers, Bunnell and GPO

An Edison stock ticker on a support with feet


 

 

 

 

 

The Edison stock ticker without the base (also the round base can be used).

The Edison stock ticker without the base, the other side.

A switching panel belonging to the central side equipment of a stock ticker system

Detail of the switching panel

A tariff calculator: to calculate the cost for sending a telegram in function of the destination.


 

 

 

 

 

A detail of the tariff calculator

Another detail of the tariff calculator

A Tesla system (high frequency, high voltage) by Griffin (I think), England

A translator by Digeon, France (1897 model)

Another view of the Digeon translator


 

 

 

 

 

A very nice and special Twin Station by Siemens Brothers (London)

A detail of the Twin Station

Another view of the Twin Station with the 2 relays and the special lightning protector.

Very old relay

Very special and very old British GPO key


 

 

 

 

 

Bottom of that GPO key

The contacts of that GPO key

A top view of that GPO key

Typical British key

The makers name: Walters


 

 

 

 

 

Very early and interesting German weight driven embosser by Kräntzer

Alarm register and paper winder by Harrington-Seaberg (Moline-ILL)

A view on the mechanisms of the Harrington-Seaberg items

Very old rewinder

A Tesla system whereby the primary coil is embedded in oil.


 

 

 

 

 

A transmitter for a Breguet ABC telegraph. The two switches the system to connect to two different telegraph lines (destinations).

Detailed view of one of the switches.

A toy or a training sounder.

Replica of the Bourbouze (steam engine design) DC electromotor (1865), made by a friend.

The other side of the Bourbouze motor.



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