Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Four Brass Ship's Telegraphs, 20th century, a 5 1/4-in. double-faced telegraph marked Hydraulic Telegraph Control, Hyland LTD, Wakefield England, with dual lever controls, ht. 18 1/2-in. a dual-lever telegraph control with one lever having a locking device and reading Kimball Control No. 1053 Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.; a wall mounted 8-in. diameter telegraph marked Jos. Harper & Son Co. New York, N.Y.; and a 17-in. wall mounted brass and resin electrified telegraph.
Estimate $700-900
The bell not sounding on the Hydraulic Control; the Kimball having faded bronze colored wash on body.
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