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Fessenden Wireless Telegraph System, 1908-1910

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THF158961 / Fessenden Wireless Telegraph System, 1908-1910
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Radio detector

Date Made

1908-1910

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

36.600.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Hard Rubber
Iron alloy
Copper alloy
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 8.75 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 9.75 in

Inscriptions

plaque: Fessenden Wireless Telegraph System Patented Aug. 12 1902 Other Patents Issued & Pending National Electric Signaling Co., Pittsburgh, PA No. 1915 condenser: Western Electric Co. No. 21-E Condenser, Capacity 2 . . . Patented in U.S.A. Jan. 19 1897 - Oct. 6 1908
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