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Probably
the oldest Morse register used in France (before they used the 1
and 2 needle telegraph by Foy & Brequet (see page 8 image
12)). It has a Bréguet label, however, it was probably
imported from Switzerland (1852). It is a weight driven embosser
and has the old relay on the same base.
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Four
galvanometers. Bottom left, a typical Swiss design. Bottom right,
a very old Bréguet and upper right one from the French
army "Telegraphe Militaire".
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German
ABC type receiver. The dial is in enamel.
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The
Bréguet key, 100% original, is somewhat special in that it
has a second, smaller key on the same board. It may have been
used to ring a signal bell at the opposite end of the circuit,
however, that would require a seperate wire.
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This
is a French SIT (Societe Industrielle des Telephones) phone from
1919. The little girl, Lisa, is Fons's granddaughter !
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Italian
transportable Morse station by Pio-Pion.
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The
well known Ericcson skeleton model. This one is from a very early
system-- 1895. The girl at left, Kristien, is Fons's daughter.
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Early
French embosser by Bréguet.
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Nice
French galvanometer.
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Small
embosser.
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This
is a unique "electric" see-saw balance (wip-wap) as it
was used in the 19th century for demonstration ("la physique
amusante") of the electrical attraction and repulsion. It
still works fine when the two Leyden jars are properly charged..
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The
same register/relay as image 1 with the cover and reel removed.
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Detail
of one of the see-saw men.
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The
other see-saw man.
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Nice
little portable Siemens & Halske (Berlin) register.
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Motorized
Geissler Tube. Turning a lighted Geissler Tube enhances the show
!
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Nice
ensemble of two Volta pistols and two Volta "cannons"
(very rare)
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Key
by Siemens & Halske, Germany circa 1885
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Statue
"La Telegraphe". On the bottom left you will notice an
electromagnet and right the morse register.
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Telephone
with adjustable microphone and a remarkable lightning detector.
Manufactured 1904 by Bell Telephone Mfr Co Antwerp Belgium.
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Tillotson
weight driven embosser. The bell at the left is from an unknown
maker.
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Two
lightning arrestors; the upper one is from the 1860s.
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Very
old Austrian ABC (dial) telegraph. It was used by the Fire
Brigade of Salzburg !
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The
"distributor" of the French Baudot printing telegraph
(circa 1880). This was a mechanical time division multiplexer,
allowing 6 transmitters/receivers on a single wire. The receiver
can be seen on page 2 image 1.
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Hughes
Printing Telegraph "No. 3". Could be driven by an
electrical motor as well as by weights.
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Closer
view of the "clockwork" of the Hughes "No. 3".
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Hughes
Printing Telegraph "No. 2". The mechanical motor is
driven by a weight of 60 kilograms !
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Detail
of the dial of the Wheatstone ABC transmitter from page 2 image
7.
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Detail
of the dial of the Wheatstone ABC receiver as on page 2 image 7.
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This
is the mechanism of a Bréguet ABC telegraph. No wonder
that the main mechanism is a nice clockwork as Louis Breguet
belonged to the famous Breguet clockmaker family (several
generations).
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French
"Telegraphe Municipale" with all the elements of a
complete station in a transportable (but very heavy) case.
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Two
nice Geissler tubes.
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