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Unspecified / ca 1940

Telegraph Register

Telegraph Register

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

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Made by D & H Precision Tool Company and used by Western Union, this telegraph register features two ink pens to mark the paper tape. This object shows that telegraph registers continued in use well into the 20th Century. 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

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Communication, telegraph and dates it ca 1940.

Made by D & H Precision Tool Company and used by Western Union, this telegraph register features two ink pens to mark the paper tape. This object shows that telegraph registers continued in use well into the 20th Century. 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

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Smithsonian InstitutionTelegraph Register

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