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chronograph and telegraph sounder

Object Details

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
L. G. Tillotson & Co.
Credit Line
Western Union
Physical Description
glass (case material)
glass (chronograph material)
metal, "brass" (case material)
metal, "brass" (chronograph material)
metal, "brass" (frame material)
metal, "brass" (marking portion material)
metal, "brass" (sounder, telegraph material)
metal, copper (chronograph material)
metal, copper (marking portion material)
wood (base material)
wood (board material)
wood (sounder, telegraph material)
Measurements
overall - from catalog card: 1 1/4 in x 10 in x 20 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 25.4 cm x 51.435 cm
overall: 8 1/2 in x 20 1/8 in x 10 in; 21.59 cm x 51.1175 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name
Chronograph and Telegraph Sounder
Other Terms
Chronograph and Telegraph Sounder; Mechanical, Spring-Driven
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