McElroy Telegraphic Items Page 2
This page features telegraph keys other telegraphic items that were manufactured by T.R. "Ted" McElroy.
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McElroy Oscillatone Code Practice Oscillator:
This is a one tube code oscillator built by McElroy in 1941 and 1942. It cost $5.95 new. More details on the McElroy page.. [131] |
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Telegraphic Apparatus Company - A McElroy Subsidiary Company
Telegraph Apparatus Company Model CP810 Bug:
This semi-automatic telegraph key was manufactured by McElroy subsidiary company, Telegraph Apparatus Company, in either 1944 or 1945. It has no date or serial number. It is known as the "Hole in the Wall" key, probably because of the two holes drilled in the base. It is a very long bug at just over 4 inches. The chrome plating is thin and prone to wear off. Also listed under Semi-Automatic keys.[144]
This semi-automatic telegraph key was manufactured by McElroy subsidiary company, Telegraph Apparatus Company, in either 1944 or 1945. It has no date or serial number. It is known as the "Hole in the Wall" key, probably because of the two holes drilled in the base. It is a very long bug at just over 4 inches. The chrome plating is thin and prone to wear off. Also listed under Semi-Automatic keys.[144]
Telegraph Apparatus Company Telegraph Key:
This is a McElroy Stream Key Model 100 with the front of the base cut off to accommodate mounting in a McElroy Oscillatone Code Practice Oscillator shown above. Telegraphic Apparatus Company was a McElroy subsidiary created to meet demand when the main manufacturing plants were busy with work for the US Signal Corps. [081]
This is a McElroy Stream Key Model 100 with the front of the base cut off to accommodate mounting in a McElroy Oscillatone Code Practice Oscillator shown above. Telegraphic Apparatus Company was a McElroy subsidiary created to meet demand when the main manufacturing plants were busy with work for the US Signal Corps. [081]
Fake McElroy Key - A telegraph key mystery!
This is a copy of a McElroy Stream key. It was made with a cheap "pot metal" casing and cracks frequently develop around the upright portions of the base. Some McElroy experts claim that these were actually made by McElroy's Telegraphic Apparatus Company to sell at a cheaper price that a genuine Stream Key. Thousands have turned up but no one really knows who made them. [040]
This is a copy of a McElroy Stream key. It was made with a cheap "pot metal" casing and cracks frequently develop around the upright portions of the base. Some McElroy experts claim that these were actually made by McElroy's Telegraphic Apparatus Company to sell at a cheaper price that a genuine Stream Key. Thousands have turned up but no one really knows who made them. [040]