Civil war era telegraph

By Bob Roehrig; posted June 8, 2002

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Of the many telegraph instruments I gave collected, this is probably my favorite. It is a civil war era KOB (Key on Base) with a camelback key and a box relay. Mfr is unknown. The relay was installed in the box to amplify the sound so a separate sounder was not necessary except in very noisy locations.

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