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Telegraph key and sounder from Manhattan Electric Supply Company, ca. 1900
This telegraph instrument, known as the Morse key, is typical of those used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to send messages across the country about recent riches from the Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush.
ID Number: 1962.2764.14
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Key, Telegraph; brass, metal, wood; 7.5 in.H x 6.5 in.W x 4 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, NEW YORK, New York City
Credit: MOHAI, 1962.2764.14