Summary
Model of a telegraph system representing two telegraph stations connected by a telegraph line. Each station has a set of instruments comprising a lightning arrester, a relay, a telegraph key, a telegraph sounder and two batteries. One of the relays has its cover removed to show internal details. The line between the two stations is carried on two miniature telegraph poles.
Model was manufactured by the Victor Nightingall Co. of Melbourne in 1915
Physical Description
Wooden baseboard painted black. Set of telegraph instruments at each end of baseboard. Each set comprises a lightning arrester, a relay, a telegraph key, a telegraph sounder and two batteries. One of the relays has its cover removed to show internal details. The line between the two stations is carried on two miniature telegraph poles.
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Manufacturer
Victor Nightingall & Co, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1915
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Inscriptions
White plate on baseboard inscribed: "MANUFACTURERS VICTOR NIGHTINGALL CO, SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES MELBOURNE." The cover of one relay inscribed: "KAMM'S RELAY PATENT 6744/05 10"
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Exhibition Collection Management
1370 mm (Length), 300 mm (Width), 265 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions
1375 mm (Length), 300 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
1371 mm (Length), 299 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Maximum dimensions
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Dimensions
1371 mm (Length), 299 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Maximum dimensions
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