A FANTASTIC RARE SOLID BRASS ANTIQUE "WALTERS ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS LTD" 500 OHM TELEGRAPH TAPPER

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THIS FANTASTIC AND INCREDIBLY RARE VERY HEAVY SOLID BRASS ANTIQUE (c1900) "WALTERS ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS LTD" OF LONDON 500 OHM ELECTRICAL TELEGRAPH TAPPER WEIGHS IN AT A HEFTY 6.040kg AND MEASURES 28.5cm LONG x 20cm WIDE (INCLUDING THE WIND-UP KEY) x 15cm TALL. THE UNIT WAS APPARENTLY MOUNTED TO A SURFACE (MOSTLY AT POSTAL SERVICES) WHERE IT WAS USED TO COMMUNICATE OVER LONG DISTANCES. WALTERS ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS LTD LATER WENT ON TO SUPPLY THE BRITISH TELEPHONE COMPANY WITH TELEPHONE UNITS. VERY LITTLE IS RECORDED ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC UNIT. 

LINK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_telegraph