Telegraph-History (original) (raw)

This site contains several articles that focus on U.S. Telegraph-History. The majority of these articles first appeared in the "Key and Telegraph"column of "The AWA Journal," the quarterly magazine of the Antique Wireless Association (A non-profit historical society.) These web versions have been expanded to include additional information, images and illustrations. Some have evolved into comprehensive sites.Other articles are original classic works by telegraph pioneers, engineers and inventors. Certain new articles will be added here in the future.

| The TELEGRAPH A description of telegraph systems written primarily by Thomas A. Edison as published in Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics in 1880. | | Early Manufacturers of Telegraph and Electrical Apparatus An article and web site that lists U.S. telegraph manufacturers that were in operation prior to 1918. Also included are over 415 manufacturer ads with notes about the companies and people associated with them. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| George M. Phelps 19th century telegraph instrument maker and inventor for The American Telegraph Co. and Western Union. | | Horace G. Martin Telegrapher, inventor, and manufacturer best known for his invention of the Vibroplex Bug. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| The Western Electric Manufacturing Co. The history of the company that evolved from the needs and influence of Western Union into the Western Electric Company. | | The Vail Register The telegraph register designed by Alfred Vail that was used on thefirst telegraph line betweenWashington and Baltimore in 1844. | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

| Bunnell vs Bunnell A Bunnell Telegraphic and Electrical Co. catalogis also viewable here. J.H. Bunnell & Co. was the largest manufacturerof telegraph instruments in the United States.This article covers the history of two competingBunnell companies that merged in the early 1900s. | | A Monument to Charles Minot The history of the monument erectedto commemorate the introduction of thetelegraph in U.S. railway service. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| Franklin L. Pope Engineer, inventor, telegrapher, explorer, writer, and an early partner with Thomas Edison. | | Relays, Keys, Registers and Sounders By Franklin PopeFrom: The TelegrapherJuly 27, 1872. An early article that documents the evolutionof telegraph instruments in the U.S. and provides a snapshot of its progress as of 1872. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |