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Telegraph Register
Telegraph Register
The Smithsonian catalogs Telegraph Register as telegraph receiver in its Communication, telegraph records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This incomplete telegraph register is missing the electromagnets, embossing lever and other parts. Serial number 214 is stamped on the piece and a faint maker's mark appears on the brass base plate: "J. N. ...". The register came to the Smithsonian in 1904 from the Delaware & Hudson Company so we presume it saw service in their railroad system.