Telegraph Instruments of Europe Page 19

 
  Five of the earliest (1877-1880) telephones in the world; 2 from Bell and 3 from Siemens & Halske. Another portable Ericsson telegraph (this one has never been used!). The back view of this splendid telegraph. A very rare Breguet dial telegraph. The transmitter and receiver are integrated in one box. The inside: clockwork and electromagnet of this  
 
  Five of the earliest (1877-1880) telephones in the world; 2 from Bell and 3 from Siemens & Halske. Another portable Ericsson telegraph (this one has never been used!). The back view of this splendid telegraph. A very rare Breguet dial telegraph. The transmitter and receiver are integrated in one box. The inside: clockwork and electromagnet of this "ABC" telegraph.

 
  A replica of Samuel Morse's second telegraph of 1846 (original in the Smithsonian). Detail of the electromagnet. Detail of the clockwork. Compare with his first one of 1844. A siphon recorder by Muirhead (England).  
 
  A replica of Samuel Morse's second telegraph of 1846 (original in the Smithsonian). Detail of the electromagnet. Detail of the clockwork. Compare with his first one of 1844. A siphon recorder by Muirhead (England).

 
  The same without the cover. The siphon and the trembler. The first Austrian telegraph: 1852. Seven different Breguet transmitters. This rare Breguet transmitter could serve three receivers.  
 
  The same without the cover. The siphon and the trembler. The first Austrian telegraph: 1852. Seven different Breguet transmitters. This rare Breguet transmitter could serve three receivers.

 
  Replica of one of the earliest Marconi coherer receivers. Detail of the coherer/decoherer. A dial telegraph by Ducretet (Paris). The back side. A big German didactical poster.  
 
  Replica of one of the earliest Marconi coherer receivers. Detail of the coherer/decoherer. A dial telegraph by Ducretet (Paris). The back side. A big German didactical poster.

 
  The typical telegraph galvanometer from Ericsson. A didactical coherer receiver with bell. View of the coherer/decoherer. A single needle block telegraph. A double needle block telegraph.  
 
  The typical telegraph galvanometer from Ericsson. A didactical coherer receiver with bell. View of the coherer/decoherer. A single needle block telegraph. A double needle block telegraph.

 
  The Batavia (now Jakarta)-Singapore cable from 1859. A variable resistance for telegraph measurements. A big Wheatstone bridge by Siemens & Halske. A very early high voltage  
 
  The Batavia (now Jakarta)-Singapore cable from 1859. A variable resistance for telegraph measurements. A big Wheatstone bridge by Siemens & Halske. A very early high voltage "dry-cell" battery by Zamboni


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