Telefunken Spark Coil, Type T-05-JH, circa 1910
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This spark coil operated as part of a spark gap transmitter, an early design of transmitter that used sparks to create radio waves. The spark coil creates these electric sparks. German Telefunken equipment was used in commercial radio installations in the US, including Tuckerton Station, NJ. These stations, and the equipment contained within, were seized by the US military during WWI.
This spark coil operated as part of a spark gap transmitter, an early design of transmitter that used sparks to create radio waves. The spark coil creates these electric sparks. German Telefunken equipment was used in commercial radio installations in the US, including Tuckerton Station, NJ. These stations, and the equipment contained within, were seized by the US military during WWI.
Artifact
Induction coil
Date Made
circa 1910
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.157.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Nickel (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Copper (Metal)
Textile
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 18.5 in
Inscriptions
plaque: Gesellschaff f. drahtlose Telegraphie m.b.H Berlin Erdle plaque: Type TO5 JH Apparat No 2830 32
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