Accession No

3909

Brief Description

telegraph, by Breton Freres, fourth quarter 19th century

Origin

23 Rue Dauphine; Paris; France

Maker

Breton Frères

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany); metal (brass, white metal); paper

Dimensions

length 335mm; breadth 265mm; height 400mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Sotherby’s, London, England; lot 527, 02/10/1992.

Inscription

‘BRETON FRÈRES
Paris
Rue Dauphine 23’ (paper label on base)

Description Notes

Mahogany base with brass dial for letters and hours. Letters scale marked A - Z ‘CHIFFRES + LETTRES’. Numbers scale numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 100, 1000, 10000. 3 electrical connections.
Mahogany case set on base containing receiving dial with pointer moving over identical dials to those on the base (except made of white metal). Case surmounted by brass signalling bell.

The letters selected on the transmitter (horizontal dial) are indicated by the needle on the indicator (vertical dial) at the receiving station.

Good condition; complete.

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