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Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Bloctube Controls
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Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Bloctube Controls

1920 - 1940
Description

A twin 10 inch dial brass Ship's engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls of Aylesbury of England, circa 1930.

10 inch white dials marked:

ASTERN: FULL-HALF-SLOW-GEAR ENGAGED

STOP

AHEAD: GEAR ENGAGED-SLOW-HALF-AHEAD

Height: 118 cm.

Width: 38 cm.

Re-wired with internal light.

Bloctube Controls of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Physical Dimensions
Height
118cm (46.46")
Declaration

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Brass Engine Order Telegraph to the 1930s.

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SA1190248
Description
A twin 10 inch dial brass Ship's engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls of Aylesbury of England, circa 1930.

10 inch white dials marked:

ASTERN: FULL-HALF-SLOW-GEAR ENGAGED

STOP

AHEAD: GEAR ENGAGED-SLOW-HALF-AHEAD

Height: 118 cm.

Width: 38 cm.

Re-wired with internal light.

Bloctube Controls of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Height
118cm (46.46")
Date of Manufacture

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Brass Engine Order Telegraph to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1190248
Hatchwell Antiques
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Furniture & lighting alongside clocks, scientific & optical instruments.

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A floor-standing polished brass ship engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls featuring a circular printed dial face and top lever.
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Archive I A floor-standing polished brass ship engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls featuring a circular printed dial face and top lever.

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A floor-standing polished brass ship engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls featuring a circular printed dial face and top lever.
Ship's engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls
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A floor-standing polished brass ship engine order telegraph by Bloctube Controls featuring a circular printed dial face and top lever.
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A ship engine order telegraph, historically referred to as a Chadburn, is a electro-mechanical communications device used on board ships for the pilot on the bridge to signal speed orders to engineers in the engine room.

Engine order telegraphs were traditionally constructed using heavy cast brass or bronze housings to withstand salt-water exposure and atmospheric corrosion, containing internal brass gears, chains, and glass-fronted dials.

Authentic telegraphs feature heavy cast metal construction, engraved or painted makers marks such as Bloctube Controls or Chadburns, mechanical resistance detents in the lever movement, and integrated internal chime mechanisms.

A floor-standing brass engine telegraph acts as a focal sculptural object when placed in an entrance foyer, gentlemans library, or an empty corner of an industrial-style living area.

Dust the polished brass surface with a soft microfibre cloth and apply a non-abrasive brass polish or specialized microcrystalline wax periodically to prevent oxidisation and tarnishing.
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