Automatic Morse Code Transmitter, c. 1880

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Automatic Morse Code Transmitter, c. 1880
Marked "R. Wieczorek" on the base, presumably Bohemia, spring-driven, adjustment via slider on character scale, natural rubber roller with contacts, on mahogany base, untested. Very rare; we are not aware of any other models.

Automatischer Morsezeichengeber, um 1880
Am Sockel bezeichnet "R. Wieczorek", vermutlich Böhmen, Federwerkantrieb, Einstellung mit Schieber über Zeichenskala, Naturkautschuk-Walze mit Kontakten, auf Mahagonisockel, ungetestet. Sehr selten; uns ist kein weiteres Modell bekannt.

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