Morse telegraph key

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Used on the first telegraph line built in Cincinnati at Lebanon, Ohio. Curved brass lever 6" long with wooden knob, brass base, binding posts and trunnions, slide and spring switch to close circuit. Mounted on black wood base. Marked on paper tag attached to bottom: "5po-909".
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
from the Old Time Telegraphers Association, thru I. N. Miller
1848
ID Number
EM.181011
catalog number
181011
accession number
25095
Object Name
Key, Telegraph
telegraph key
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Work and Industry: Electricity
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_706537
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2516-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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