PERERA'S TELEGRAPH COLLECTOR'S GUIDE (1st Edition)

Tom Perera - W1TP

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DESCRIPTION OF BOOK

80 PAGES

Crammed with Information and Updated on the Internet

250 PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS

"Keyed" to High Quality Color Photographs on the Internet.

250 CURRENT PRICES

The Prices an Average Collector Would Pay For an Item.

"Keyed" to a Frequently-Updated, Downloadable Internet List.

INTRODUCTION

This guide is designed to serve as an inexpensive, portable, and comprehensive source of basic information and reference material for new and experienced collectors. It explains and traces the historical evolution of telegraph apparatus designs. Since over 2000 different kinds of telegraph instruments have been manufactured, it is impossible to describe every item that you may find. Additional detailed descriptions and color photographs of over 1000 telegraph items may be found in my internet museum at: http://w1tp.com

Pre-Morse Land-Line Telegraph: (1830's-1884)
Morse Land-Line Telegraph: (1844-1881)
Post-"Triumph Key" Land-Line Telegraph: (1881-1950's)
Practice Sets and Practice Machines: (1881-1950's)
Semi-Automatic Keys or "Bugs": (1904-present)
Electronic Keyers and Paddles: (1950's-present)
Spark and Wireless Keys: (1910-present)
Radio Keys: (1920's-present)
American Military Keys: (1910-present)
British Military Keys: (1910-present)
Canadian Military Keys: (1910-present)
German Military Keys: (1910-present)
Japanese & Chinese Military Keys: (1910-present
Russian & Czech Military Keys: (1910-present)
Homemade Keys and Novelty Items:

Roger Reinke's Early Telegraph Manufacturer's List:
Neal McEwen's List of Bug Manufacturers:
Doug Seneker's Bug List:
Base Widths of Vibroplex Bugs - From Tom French:
Larry Nutting's J-Series Key Identification List:
Neal McEwen's Military Manufacturer's Codes List:
How to Adjust Telegraph Keys:
Notes on Restoring Telegraph Items:
Bibliography and References:
Internet Links to Telegraph Sites:
A Few Vibroplex Manufacturing Dates from John Elwood's Published Research:
Price Guide and Guide to Internet Museum Photographs:

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