A Collection of Telegraphy Related Items
Telegrapher's Pin:
This is a 3/4" celluloid lapel stud or pin with a drawing of telegraph sounder surrounded by laurel leaves. The back is stamped "Steiner St. Louis." Steiner made pin back buttons and similar items from around 1905 until 1937 . The seller dates this pin as circa 1905. [083]
This is a 3/4" celluloid lapel stud or pin with a drawing of telegraph sounder surrounded by laurel leaves. The back is stamped "Steiner St. Louis." Steiner made pin back buttons and similar items from around 1905 until 1937 . The seller dates this pin as circa 1905. [083]
Western Union Service Pin:
This is a small small brass pin that was issued to Western Union to employees with 20 years of service.
Western Union Call Box:
This is a Western Union Call Box Model 6-B with a bright blue enamel front with "Western Union" in white letters. The call box is mounted on a porcelain base with a crank on the front at the top. It has a clockwork type mechanism inside, so that when the crank is turned, it sends a series of pulses to the local telegraph office. When the local telegraph office received the code, they would send a messenger to the location of the call box to pick up a message. I believe that this device dates from the late 1920s. [115]
This is a Western Union Call Box Model 6-B with a bright blue enamel front with "Western Union" in white letters. The call box is mounted on a porcelain base with a crank on the front at the top. It has a clockwork type mechanism inside, so that when the crank is turned, it sends a series of pulses to the local telegraph office. When the local telegraph office received the code, they would send a messenger to the location of the call box to pick up a message. I believe that this device dates from the late 1920s. [115]
Samuel F. B. Service Historic Site Pin:
A pin with a picture of a Telegraph Sounder from the F.B. Morse Historic Site, Locust Grove, in Poughkeepsie, New York. [130]
A pin with a picture of a Telegraph Sounder from the F.B. Morse Historic Site, Locust Grove, in Poughkeepsie, New York. [130]
Aetna Telegraph Medals:
These medals were issued by Aetna Life Insurance Co., located in Hartford, CT. If the policyholder was injured or had an accident, s/he would send a telegram to Aetna with the number on the medal to begin the claim process. [068]
These medals were issued by Aetna Life Insurance Co., located in Hartford, CT. If the policyholder was injured or had an accident, s/he would send a telegram to Aetna with the number on the medal to begin the claim process. [068]