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Historical Communication Devices

A grouping of vintage communication devices comprising a coherer receiver, sewing machine, old camera, and field telephone, reflecting early technological advancements.

Rose Hill Museum in Kuttawa, Kentucky, USA.
Rose Hill Museum in Kuttawa, Kentucky, USA.
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Coherer Receiver by Guglielmo Marconi. He used this device for a public demonstration of wireless in London's Toynbee Hall in 1896. At a public lecture given by William Preece, chief engineer to the General Post office, whenever Preece switched a transmitter and created an electric spark, a bell rang on a box Marconi took to any part of the lecture room. The demonstration caused a sensation and made Marconi a celebrity.Lisbon, Portugal. Antique phoneRose Hill Museum in Kuttawa, Kentucky, USA.MAQUINA DE FOTOGRAFIA.First World War (1914-1918). Latvia. Field telephone used by Latvian riflemen communication detachments. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia.Vintage wooden studio camera Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxEurope, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund-Boevinghausen, Zeche Zollern II-IV, now minung museum, now main entrancePRENSA PARA ACUNAR MONEDA. Location: FABRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Model of a Disengaging Gear for Paddle Wheels. Model of the crankshaft decoupling of a scoop wheel, on a base board. Crankshaft and Rader axis are connected by a connecting piece, a so-called pile or drawer, which permits some impurity in the alignment of the axes. The tile can be taken apart and the piece rotated to the Rover axis a quarter turn, so that crankpen comes free and the stool can rotate with the crankpen unhindered. A loose tug is attached separately. Scale 1:10 (derived).Three parts of four-piece bronze mold for screw cap of jug, mold casting tool tools equipment base metal bronze, cast turned Four-piece bronze mold for casting screw cap with molded ring with vertical edges on the outside for better grip of jug of Rotterdam tin tins tinplate tin tableware Meeuws Druy artisan Forms come from the originally 18th century Rotterdam tinnegieter J Druy. The large molds that were not signed or dated were the property of the tinker guild and were rented to the small tin caster.Model of A Double Capstan, Rijkswerf Vlissingen (Possible), c. 1821 demonstration model Model of a double capter in a wooden frame that represents two decks. The upper capstan is for eight wind trees, the lower one for ten. Both have four places in the foot against the decline. The upper capstan has a hollow wooden king, in which the extended metal king runs of the lower capstan; With two iron skewers through the upper drum, the two kings are connected to each other, so that the two Cape Standers become one. When the Spias are removed, one has two independent Cape Standers. Scale 1:10 (estimate). Flushing (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal)Tibetan prayer wheel Tibetan prayer wheel or mani wheel on old wooden background with copy space, dramatic light in vintage tone. Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 6989033The ancient wheelsChurch clock of the parish church of Lichtenegg, Lichtenegg, Lower Austria, Austria, EuropeWooden spinning installation in a cottagePLANCHA DE CARBON ANTIGUA.Model of A Life Buoy. Model of a rescue device against a sloping wall. The device consists of a set of floats connected by a crossbar with a vertical round pole in the middle. It is kept against the wall with two guide bars by the transverse blade and is secured with a chain; The chain is loosened with a slip hook, which is operated with a rope through the wall, after which the device falls down along the guide bars and releases. The pole of the device has a fire plate on top of luminous fire. Just before launching the heat is lit with a flint slot that is applied to the wall in a brass protective cap, with a tractor rope that passes through the wall over a few discs. The lid of the fire plate, which protects against moisture, is attached to the wall and stays behind after launch. In the bottom end of the pole, an extendable iron rod with a round plate is applied, which extends as soon as the device is released.Old wooden colored manual coffee grinders on white background, with copy spacePRENSA TIPO THONNELIER(LIBRA ESTERLINA):PRIMERA EN ESPAÑA PARA ACUÑAR MONEDAS CON VAPOR -. Location: FABRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Cash register. Bronze and wood. National Cash Register Company. Class 400. United States, 1913. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.Model of A Double Capstan. Model of a double capstan in a wooden frame that represents two decks. The upper capstan is for eight wind trees, the lower for ten. Both have four pies in the foot against falling. The upper capstan has a hollow wooden king, within which the extended metal king of the lower capstan is running; With two iron keys through the upper drum, the two kings are connected to each other so that the two capstanes become one. If the keys have been removed, two independent capabases are made. Scale 1:10 (estimation).Hardware equipment vintage wood display DIY old storeRoll film spreading camera by Eastman Kodak, Rochester, 6.4 x 8.9 cm, metal body, produced around 1905 for early roll-film photography.Basset horn c. 1780, National Museum, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeModel Mallejan or Triquebal on Ashlijf marked, Anonymous scale model Model Mallejan or Triquebal. Marked on the tricball ash. The tip of the drawbar is missing. A Mallejan or Triquebal is a one -axle load -lacker for moving guns (19th century).Handle for a seax, or single-edged knife from the Staffordshire Hoard. This spectacular handle has some of the finest cloisonnÈ decoration. ëSeaxí describes any kind of single-edged knife. Everyone carried some sort of knife. The name ëSaxonsí probably means ëpeople of the knife'. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, in 2009. it consists of over 3, 500 items, dated to the 7th or 8tAncient keys Ancient keys . Once they could open different locks Copyright: xZoonar.com/VALERY-SIBRIKOVx 9346230Model of a cart for rope-making, Anonymous, 1800 - 1825Inktpot made of Tin ink, c. 1850 - 1900 Tin's ink pot has a cylindrical body. The inner box is narrower and the vaulted top falls over the outer jar. In the middle of the curve, a clock -shaped lid that can be opened with a bipping hinge. Netherlands tin (metal) casting Tin's ink pot has a cylindrical body. The inner box is narrower and the vaulted top falls over the outer jar. In the middle of the curve, a clock -shaped lid that can be opened with a bipping hinge. Netherlands tin (metal) castingJustice A wooden mahogany gavel with sound block on brown background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 3018540Usa, Montana, Nevada City. Living Museum, Antique StoveAl-Andalus. Iberian Peninsula. Irritation tecniques. Noria. Reproduction. 11th century. Museum of the History of Catalonia, Barcelona. Spain.Vintage balance in Tallinn, Estonia, scales, scaleTravel camera by Josef Wanaus, producing 13 x 18 cm photographs, wooden construction, produced around 1900.Spinning wheel in a window, Wilmington, Illinois, USA. Route 66Detailed powerful Engine. Engine compartment. Motor unit - clean and shiny.Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden, Enzianbrennerei Grassl, Gentian Schnapps Distillery, distilling equipmentancient wooden catapult isolated on white backgroundOld wooden colored manual coffee grinder with red handle, on white backgroundRusted antique equipment, Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OregonModel of a Colour Mill, L. Cramer, 1842 demonstration model Model of a double paint mill that can be operated by one man on a wooden ground board. Scale 1:10 (according to Obreen). Rijkswerf (Hellevoetsluis) wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Model of an Artillery Crane on Tracks, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1857 demonstration model Model of a heavy crane on eight wheels, a sled and a loading platform that run in tracks, and a cart. The hoist has two winches, with cracks on either side; By moving the drums with gears, the winches can be combined, but the mechanism is now defective. The arm of the tap revolves around his axis; The rope runs over a disc through the king to the back, between two vertical rollers and over a disc back to the front and over a disc at the end of the arm. A ring and double hook are attached to the end. There are three tracks, one of which is a turntable with ball bearing. One sledge is a window with eight wheels such as the tap; The other is a loading platform with traces, which must be placed upside down on the other tracks with bullets in the tracks, which function as ball bearings. The tracks and the loading platform have rings on the sides for dragging and fixing with rope. One track can be attachevintage coffee mill vintage coffee mill isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 5456740CANON DE ACERO SISTEMA KRUPP CON MONTAJE D COSTA. Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPANIEN.Necklace late 19th century Indian This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Necklace 141576Model Field Cannon with Carriage 1600-1700 Venice. Bronze, iron, and wood .Model Beam Engine, 1870. Maker: A Turner LynnBox camera with 6x9 cm glass plates, ca 1890, manufacturer A Aivas, wood, metal, leather, glass, height 11 cm, width 8.5 cm, length 15 cm, 19th century.Strasbourg, France. Astronomical clock in the interior of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Built during the Renaissance era. Built in 1352Old, antique, mechanical cash register, Germany, EuropeWater wheel, Muzeul National al Satului Dimitrie Gusti, Ethnographic Village Museum, Bucharest, RomaniaMaking a cigar in the Centro Historico, Old Town of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Central Americaold suitcase and compassVintage rotary phone on wooden wall with an open directory beneath under warm lighting. Hamburg, GermanyModel of a 20-cm Shell Gun on Slide and Pivot, anonymous, c. 1854 demonstration model. gunmodel Model of a 20 -inch grain canon with rig on a rotary spa on a ground board. The loop, long 57.1 cm and with a caliber of 40 mm, has a brush ring with a loose closing piece, a visor with a design rod behind, a visor at the height of the taps and a percussion slot that hits at an angle; The grape is flat. The upper offspring, narrower from the front than behind, consists of two cheeks with two stairs, connected by a slanted calf and the axle stations; The elevation screw is in the rear axle body. Metal axles run through the axle stations, where the double wheels have been applied on the ends. The wheels only serve for the transport of the cane next to the sled, but can also be mounted under the sledge. In the rack, the upper offspring with the axle bodies rests on the shelves of the sledge. At the back are two small wheels, which can lift the back of the Aftfuit like a jack, which means that iMAQUINA DE ACUÑAR MONEDA. Location: FABRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y TIMBRE-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Bell's Osborne Telephone, circa 1878 (2 years after Alexander Graham Bell patented the phone). This phone was used in a demonstration for Queen Victoria at her residence in Osborne house on the Isle of Wight.GRAMOFONO-DEUTCHES GRAMMOFON-HACIA 1900-40X58X25 CM-INV 86-6-498. Location: MUSEO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA. MADRID. SPAIN.MECANISMO DEL RELOJ DE SAINT-VIVIEN, EN EL MUSEO DEL GROS-HORLOGE ROUEN, FRANCIA.mechanical typewriter, tribute exhibition Andreu Vidal, Centre Cultural La Misericòrdia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.BELL, Alexander Graham (1847-1922). British physicist and engineer, inventor of the telephone. Alexander G.Bell's liquid transmitter. On the 10th March 1876, Bell achieved to transmit, with this transmitter and a vibration receiver, the first complete phase via telephone. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The Science Museum.Flint slot of a gun. Flint slot consisting of the lock with fairly large rooster and fire steel. Other side of the lock below the tumbler, tumbler bridge, rod spring and tooth. Whole is made of iron.Model of a Gun Carriage, anonymous, 1782 - 1820 demonstration model Model of a role horse. The cross bandage of the two cheeks is formed by the vertical calf with breastpiece, the sole plate and a crossbar in the middle. The cheeks have four stairs and an ellipse -shaped cut below. Under the vertical calf and the sole plate, the ash bodies are hung in brackets that have been bolted against the cheeks. The wooden wheels are double; The front wheels are slightly larger than the rear wheels to compensate for the slope of the deck. The model has brass eye bolts and tap tandlets. Netherlands (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Kodak Speed Graphic camera, Rochester, New York, USAold coffee grinder filled with beans for a good coffeeAn Antique Blowtorch on a Metal BlockThe vintage machine gunCartOld mechanical, iron 10kg kitchen scale, 1930s9 rusted letter with gears on white 9 rusted letter with gears on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/OxanaxRishnyakx 8950628Antique movie projector in a museum, Arcadia, Florida, USAHanging sign at the Haus zum Elephanten, former pharmacy 1629-1980, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeTitusville, Pennsylvania, The Drake Well Museum and Park, where in 1859 Edwin Drake drilled a successful oil well and launched the modern oil industry. An old Red Crown gasoline pump is on display in the museumvintage items at flea market flea market St. Petersburg, Russia May 4, 2013 Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 6793615Retro Spinning Wheel Vintage spinning wheel against the background of the shabby wall Copyright: xZoonar.com/vicspacewalkerx 2827476Switzerland, Bern Canton, Thun, Thun Castle & Museum, 12th century, Swiss Heritage Site, medieval stockLittle model house and a retro pocket watchAntique radios.antique iron and stove antique metal iron and stove heater in home Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexDunningx 15356778Reconstructed wagon from the Tudor period. Dated 16th CenturyJukeboxNew Mexico, Gallup. Horn chair Historic El Rancho Hotel along historic Route 66 Gallup, New Mexico.wooden barrel for alcoholic drinks with glasses in retro styleCannon at Shaniwarwada at Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotoxAntique Finish Brass Horse Cart SculptureAncient distiller for the production of perfume in Fragonard factory in Grasse, FranceOld, vintage and rusted dam closing mechanism with cogwheels Old, vintage and rusted dam closing mechanism with cogwheels in Grand Canal Docks, Dublin, Ireland Copyright: xZoonar.com/DawidxKalisinskix 15191528Gypsy Caravan in the form of a Dolls House toy 1975Mechanical clock Close up shot of mechanical wheels clock Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 14181915Old vintage roller skateBench for kisses Bench for kisses. View of a narrow street in Grodno, Belarus,historic center Copyright: xZoonar.com/MYCHKOx 11024147MUSEO DEPARTAMENTAL DE L'OISE (ANTIGUO PALACIO EPISCOPAL) BEAUVAIS, FRANCIA.Very old rusty tractor isolated on white backgroundUtah, jeep artwork made of number plates and metal parts, Hole n the Rock tourist centerretro schreibmaschine isoliert auf weißem hintergrund old typewriter isolated on white background LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 1554489Old cannon in Crusader castle Kerak, Jordan, AsiaDesk and chairs with old typewriters in the desert, Pioneertown, California, USACAÑON QUE EN 1782 DEFENDIO EL SITIO DE GIBRALTAR. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPANIEN.Close-up of a cannon and cannon balls, Castillo De San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida, USA