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Unspecified / ca 1917

Telegraph Register

Telegraph Register

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

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This telegraph register from the World War I era, called a punch register, proved very robust in operation. The paper tape moved from a reel (missing) mounted on the long arms, passed over the shorter guide arm and ran in front of the electromagnet coils. The coils punched holes in the tape. Telegraph registers are electrically-activated printers that receive Morse code messages. The message trave

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Communication, telegraph and dates it ca 1917.

This telegraph register from the World War I era, called a punch register, proved very robust in operation. The paper tape moved from a reel (missing) mounted on the long arms, passed over the shorter guide arm and ran in front of the electromagnet coils. The coils punched holes in the tape. Telegraph registers are electrically-activated printers that receive Morse code messages. The message trave

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Smithsonian InstitutionTelegraph Register

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