Sunlight Telegraph

The sunlight telegraph is a message-sending system which is not well-known or commonly used as a message-sending system, instead finding use as a fire-starting weapon.
==Description==
The sunlight telegraph was invented by a wealthy man whose name is unknown sometime before the rise of the electric telegraph. This telescope-esque gadget is able to reflect concentrated sunlight via its mirrors and lenses. This could have been used to send messages of light across long distances. However, the idea failed to gain traction as the electric telegraph took hold instead.
After the death of the sunlight telegraph's inventor, the object was inherited by his great-great-nephew, Hank. Wishing to run everyone out of Peaceful Valley, Hank used the telegraph to concentrate sunlight so strongly on target areas that a fire would start. He began wreaking havoc across the valley, starting multiple fires until he was arrested by Sheriff O'Hara. What happened to the sunlight telegraph after the arrest of its owner is unknown.
==Behind the scenes==
The sunlight telegraph first appeared in The Phantom Fires. Fires caused by this object were a major plot point throughout the whole story, though the telegraph itself would not appear until the third installment of the story, released in July of 1957.
Category:Objects
Category:Inventions of Hank's Great-great-uncle