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·I’ve decided that I need (obviously) an antique railroad telegraph. I’ve been YouTubing to get to know what to look for, but could use some guidance. Anyone here knowledgeable on these?
My aim is for an 1800s to early 1900s model that includes both the telegraph key and the sounder, like shown below. A piece that was part of a Ontario, Canada, railroad network would be what I hold out for.
From eBay, I see that these don’t cost a lot of money. But I really only want one, and I want to buy it right - a nice original working version with no missing parts. I understand that some telegraph operators were contractors who owned their own sets. I imagine that railroads marked their owned telegraph sets, as they branded everything else from spittoons to spoons. A railroad branded set would be cool.
I Don’t know if I’d ever bother to try to use it with other hobbyists, but who knows, maybe we’ll have another pandemic and I can amuse myself endlessly with one 👍
My aim is for an 1800s to early 1900s model that includes both the telegraph key and the sounder, like shown below. A piece that was part of a Ontario, Canada, railroad network would be what I hold out for.
From eBay, I see that these don’t cost a lot of money. But I really only want one, and I want to buy it right - a nice original working version with no missing parts. I understand that some telegraph operators were contractors who owned their own sets. I imagine that railroads marked their owned telegraph sets, as they branded everything else from spittoons to spoons. A railroad branded set would be cool.
I Don’t know if I’d ever bother to try to use it with other hobbyists, but who knows, maybe we’ll have another pandemic and I can amuse myself endlessly with one 👍
