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CIVIL WAR ERA TELEGRAPH KEY.
21 September 2015, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$1,000 - US$1,500
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CIVIL WAR ERA TELEGRAPH KEY.
Leg-style telegraph key in brass c. 1860, 4" tall with 5½" lever, signed "Caton, Ottawa, Il" on lever, base stamped "494." Lever repaired at contact point.
Commonly referred to as a "leg-key" this Civil War era telegraph key was designed to sit on the telegraph operator's table with the long legs extending through the table, where electrical connections to the legs could be hidden.
Commonly referred to as a "leg-key" this Civil War era telegraph key was designed to sit on the telegraph operator's table with the long legs extending through the table, where electrical connections to the legs could be hidden.





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