Submarine telegraph string oscillograph suspension
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Submarine telegraph suspension packed in original case. A plastic panel with electrical connections is mounted on a horizontal fork. Two wire strings (intact) are set in the center of the fork and are connected to a bar on the back of the unit that also connects the tines of the fork. No extant makers marks on the unit, but the box has "G" and "X" penciled inside the lid. There are two small brass blocks and a machine screw loose inside the case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Western Union International
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.329848
label: catalog number
content: 329848
label: accession number
content: 283729
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Suspension, String Oscillograph
label: Object Name
content: string oscillograph
label: Other Terms
content: Suspension, String Oscillograph; Measuring Devices
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: unit: 2 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 5 in; 6.6675 cm x 6.35 cm x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 3 7/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 9.8425 cm x 14.605 cm x 8.89 cm