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Object ID 001911

Object Name Driving fork

Object Desc Multiplex Western Union Telegraph

Collection French Cable Station Museum

Accession # I.07.085

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Category Instrument

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Accession Date DEC 30,1971

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Date OCT 13,2021

Notes In the early days of telegraphy driving forks were used by a sending station and a recieving station to sycronize the speed of the sending and recieving instruments which made for a clearer signal. In later years (1930s to 1950s) they were used to establish several different frequencies in a line, simultaniously, allowing for "multiplexing" or sending and recieving several messages at the same time.

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