Model of an Optical Telegraph, Model of an optical telegraph with code. The telegraaf consists of a wooden board with seven different cut-out shapes in a row, which can be covered with brass swinging doors. The code, with ink on paper stuck on a separate shelf, gives the signal combinations for the letters of the alphabet and three punctuation marks, the comma, the colon and the dot., anonymous, United Kingdom, 1795 - 1816, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), paper, telegraph: h cm × w cm × d cm code: h cm × w cm × d cm

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Model of an Optical Telegraph, Model of an optical telegraph with code. The telegraaf consists of a wooden board with seven different cut-out shapes in a row, which can be covered with brass swinging doors. The code, with ink on paper stuck on a separate shelf, gives the signal combinations for the letters of the alphabet and three punctuation marks, the comma, the colon and the dot., anonymous, United Kingdom, 1795 - 1816, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), paper, telegraph: h cm × w cm × d cm code: h cm × w cm × d cm

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