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Unspecified / ca 1853

Telegraph Register

Telegraph Register

The Smithsonian catalogs Telegraph Register as telegraph receiver in its Communication, telegraph records.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This telegraph register was made by the famous French company Breguet et Fils of Paris. Established in the late 18th Century by Abraham Louis Breguet to make clocks and watches, the company later added electrical devices to their catalog. Since telegraph registers often used a clockwork mechanism, the company could use existing equipment and skills.

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Communication, telegraph and dates it ca 1853.

This telegraph register was made by the famous French company Breguet et Fils of Paris. Established in the late 18th Century by Abraham Louis Breguet to make clocks and watches, the company later added electrical devices to their catalog. Since telegraph registers often used a clockwork mechanism, the company could use existing equipment and skills.

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Smithsonian InstitutionTelegraph Register

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