| | The Early Years Of Telegraph In The United States 1843-1851
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| | by Shirley Patocka
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The man most
readily identified with early telegraphy in the United States is Samuel F. B.
Morse. He was a fine artist who, with absolutely no background along that line,
became fired with the idea of sending messages over a wire. From 1832 to 1837 he
worked with various gifted men who all contributed ideas and technical data to
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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Insulators from Great Britain
It has always seemed rather strange
to me that if a collector wants to bring insulators home from England, chances
are he must go to the Post Office to make his first contact. In fact, a good
number of these insulators (porcelain) are to be found with the incuse letters
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| | "Patent Pages"
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| | by Ray Klingensmith
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W. H. Dechant (Patent)
Cramp Hook For Telegraphic Wire Insulators
No.
105,656
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