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Archived Morse code strips with telegram text in Morse code

Kaiserliche Reichspost (1871 - 1918); Oberpostdirektion Danzig (1850 - 1918)24.05.1905

Museum for Communication Berlin, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication

Museum for Communication Berlin, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication
Berlin, Germany

Until 1894, all telegrams received in Germany were recorded using Morse code writers. The Reichspost stubbornly stuck with the telegraph, because written records were considered indispensable for later review. Such a reception strip has been archived here at the Gdansk Oberpostdirektion. From 1894, the Reichspost also used "knockers"—with these particularly loud telegraph relays, the official was able to write the telegraph just by listening to the Morse code.

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  • Title: Archived Morse code strips with telegram text in Morse code
  • Creator: Kaiserliche Reichspost (1871 - 1918); Oberpostdirektion Danzig (1850 - 1918)
  • Date Created: 24.05.1905
  • Location Created: Danzig, Westpreußen (heute Gdansk, Polen)
  • Rights: © Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
  • Material: Pappe

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