Summary
Coherer detector, used by Henry Walter Jenvey for the first Australian shore-to-ship radio communication with H.M.S. 'St. George' during the Federation celebratrions in May 1901.
A later feature of telegraph networks was the use of wireless technology, which included mobile communication. This coherer is believed to have been used by H.W. Jenvey, Electrical Engineer for the Postmaster General's Department of Victoria, when he sent the first experimental shore-to-shop radio message in Australia, welcoming the Duke and Duchess of York on their arrival in Port Phillip Bay for an to the celebrations for the Offical Openning of the of Federation. The shore-based wireless station was specifically built for the purpose by H.W. Jenvey, Electrical Engineer for the Postmaster General's Department of Victoria. Jenvey also constructed the coherer, which was an essential part of the wireless telegraphy equipment. Jenvey made the coherer in the workshops of the Victorian Post Office.
Physical Description
Device consists of coherer and vibration mechanism (which appears incomplete).
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Acquisition Information
Donation from N. W. Jenvey, 12 Jun 1966
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User
Mr Henry W. Jenvey - Postmaster-General's Department, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1901
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Inscriptions
None
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Overall Dimensions
80 mm (Length), 215 mm (Width), 55 mm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
80 mm (Length), 213 mm (Width), 53 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Electrical Components, Military Communication, Post Offices, Radios
