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Model of a Portable Optical Telegraph, anonymous, 1840 - 1860

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Model of a Portable Optical Telegraph, anonymous, 1840 - 1860

wood and brass, h 33.9cm × w 32.9cm × d 2.6cm Catalogue entry

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Catalogue entry

Identification

Title(s)

Model of a Portable Optical Telegraph

Object type

demonstration model

Object number

NG-MC-955

Description

Model van een draagbare telegraaf, incompleet. Hij bestaat uit een driehoek raamwerk met aan de top een horizontale arm en een ophanghaak. De horizontale latten zijn van haken voorzien, waaraan seinen gehesen kunnen worden. De seinen ontbreken. Het raamwerk kan geheel ingeklapt worden.

Creation

Artist

model maker: anonymous

Place

Netherlands (possibly)

Dating

1840 - 1860

Material and Technique

Physical features

wood and brass

Material

wood (plant material)
brass (alloy)

Measurements

height 33.9 cm × width 32.9 cm × depth 2.6 cm

Explanatory note

De vervaardigingsplaats is vermoedelijk Nederland. Er is geen historische informatie over het model of de telegraaf teruggevonden.

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1883

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

AC-00070160object | reproductionobject | reproductieMC481-DRM0001.COLLECT.1500070159

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244769