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Western Union Signal Device (86309)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Wells Fargo & Express Co's Memorabilia Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 400.00 USD
Western Union Signal Device  (86309)
SOLD
115.00USD+ (28.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 Mar 08 @ 15:37UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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This is a Western Union call device that would be installed in a customer's place of business and wired directly to the local Western Union dispatch center. A customer would wind the small crank and release it. A mainspring would then rotate it back while making a ringing sound like an alarm clock. Internally, a set of cams would send a coded electrical signal through the connected wires to the Western Union dispatch center which would identify the exact customer location. A courier would then be sent to that location to pick up a package for delivery by Western Union.

The device is enclosed in a blue porcelain-enamel oval about 4.75 x 3 inches and 1.25 inches tall mounted on an insulating porcelain oval approximately 6.5 x 3.5 inches and .75 inches thick. Three brass electrical terminals are mounted on the white porcelain.

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