Auxiliary Hand Sending Key
date: label: date made
content: 1919
label: associated date
content: 1919
name: label: maker
content: Lowenstein Radio Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This US Navy telegraph key was designed and built by the Navy for wireless communication from ships. Until recently, “wireless” meant radio and operators used keys to send radio messages via Morse code.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Telegraph Keys
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content: Communications
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Navy Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0030.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0030
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0030.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: telegraph key
label: Other Terms
content: telegraph key; Radio
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 1 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 15.24 cm x 4.445 cm x 13.335 cm