KEY, TELEGRAPH
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact3129
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- RAILROAD - GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, METAL, BAKELITE
- Catalogue Number
- P19780129000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- RAILROAD - GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, METAL, BAKELITE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 10.2
- Length
- 30.5
- Width
- 12.7
- Description
- TELEGRAPH TEST KEY FOR GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILROAD. RECTANGULAR WOOD BASE. "LEGLESS KEY 2-A WUTEL CO." (ENGRAVED ON BRASS NEAR SOUNDER). "FOOTE, PIERSON" (ENGRAVED ON HANDLE NEAR SOUNDER). "J.H. BUNNELL & CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A." (ENGRAVED ON STEEL BAR). TELEGRAPH IS SCREWED INTO WOODEN BASE. WIRE CONNECTS SOUNDER TO REST OF TELEGRAPH. WIRES ARE RED, WHITE AND COPPER; SOME COVERED IN CLOTH.
- Subjects
- TELECOMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- TRANSPORTATION
- History
- GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC PREDECESSOR OF CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD. EARLY MODEL OF KEY, USED ACROSS CANADA. REFER TO FILE FOR HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19780129000
- Acquisition Date
- 1978-04
- Collection
- Museum
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