[CW] Fw: Unidentified antique key purchased in Vienna in the70's

Sun Oct 10 07:33:54 EDT 2010

Hello HM,

No,  I didn't forward your message because morsecode mail list  won't take
pictures.  You'll have to upload them to your ftp site.

I did however send a message - here is the reply.  Fons Vanden Berghen is a
telegraph expert.  His answer below.

73
DR

Dear David,

So sorry that I can’t help here…

(As you know, I am not so much into keys…).

Kind regards from Belgium,

Fons

See www.telegraphsofeurope.net  and www.telegraphy.eu

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*Van:* djringjr at gmail.com [mailto:djringjr at gmail.com] *Namens *D.J.J. Ring,
Jr.
*Verzonden:* zondag 10 oktober 2010 0:28
*Aan:* Fons Vanden Berghen
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On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk> wrote:

>  *Thanks DR*
> **
> *So far I've got it narrowed down to being an Austrian Camel-Back key*
> *from about 1860-81 but the unit that site shows has a flat-blade spring
> whereas mine*
> *has some kind of internal wound coil-spring mechanism so your forwarding
> to morsecode net*
> *could be helpful. Did you already forward my mail to morsecode .. net?
> BTW I believe I all ready *
> *am a member of that net.*
> *(Maybe Kipling was inspried by my key while touring the Continent ;0.)*
> **
> *73 *
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net>
> *To:* CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 10, 2010 12:26 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [CW] Fw: Unidentified antique key purchased in Vienna in
> the70's
>
> Hello HM,
>
> I don't know who made the key, but I do know that most of the world's
> telegraph equipment experts subscribe to the morsecode at mailman.qth.netemail list.  You might want to subscribe to that list, in the meantime, I
> will forward the message to you. I don't believe they have html "on" as I
> have on this list.  I have set it for small messages so small pictures can
> pass.
>
> 73
>
>  David J. Ring, Jr., N1EA <http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/>
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> Radio-Officers Google Group<http://groups.google.com/group/radio-officers?hl=en>-- Marine
> Morse Historic Recordings Page <http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/>
>
>
>
> 2010/10/9 Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk>
>
>>
>> *Can anyone help me ID this key?*
>> *My guess is it's a European railway unit from the late 1880's - but have
>> no expetise on the subejct.*
>> **
>> *Have actually had QSO's by inserting a coin between the worn contacts -*
>> *great RC subject if u can find someone who'll Rag Chew.*
>> **
>> *Would appeciate assistance on this.*
>> **
>> *73 de Henry OZ1UF*
>>
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