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Telegraph Register

Telegraph Register

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

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This telegraph register is a replica of one of the 1844 units used on Samuel Morse’s line between Baltimore and Washington. The red coils are electromagnets and are much larger than those used on later registers. Telegraph registers are electrically-activated printers that receive Morse code messages. The message travels as a series of electrical pulses through a wire. The pulses energize the regi

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Communication, telegraph.

This telegraph register is a replica of one of the 1844 units used on Samuel Morse’s line between Baltimore and Washington. The red coils are electromagnets and are much larger than those used on later registers. Telegraph registers are electrically-activated printers that receive Morse code messages. The message travels as a series of electrical pulses through a wire. The pulses energize the regi

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Smithsonian InstitutionTelegraph Register

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