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Engine Room Telegraph by Ulugary & Sons
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Engine Room Telegraph by Ulugary & Sons

1900 - 1920
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An early 20th century ship’s engine room telegraph by Ulugary & Sons.

Made by Ulugalry & Sons, Prome, Burma, for the Irrawaddy Flotilla (IFC).

Height: 91 cm.

Width: 25 cm.

The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company (IFC) was a passenger and cargo ferry company, which operated services on the Irrawaddy River in Burma, now Myanmar.  The IFC operated from 1865 until the late 1940s. At its peak in the late 1920s, the IFC fleet was the largest fleet of river boats in the world, consisting of over 600 vessels carrying some 8-9 million passengers and 1¼ million tons of cargo a year.

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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Brass Engine Room Telegraph to the Edwardian era.

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Description
An early 20th century ship’s engine room telegraph by Ulugary & Sons.

Made by Ulugalry & Sons, Prome, Burma, for the Irrawaddy Flotilla (IFC).

Height: 91 cm.

Width: 25 cm.

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The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company (IFC) was a passenger and cargo ferry company, which operated services on the Irrawaddy River in Burma, now Myanmar.
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  The IFC operated from 1865 until the late 1940s. At its peak in the late 1920s, the IFC fleet was the largest fleet of river boats in the world, consisting of over 600 vessels carrying some 8-9 million passengers and 1¼ million tons of cargo a year.

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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Brass Engine Room Telegraph to the Edwardian era.

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Engine Room Telegraph by Ulugary & Sons

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An antique brass engine room telegraph with two dials connected by a chain on a tall, arched timber backboard.
Engine room telegraph by Ulugary & Sons
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An antique brass engine room telegraph with two dials connected by a chain on a tall, arched timber backboard.
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  • ObjectNautical Collectables
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian Maritime
  • MaterialBrass, Teak, Glass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass bezel, chain link mechanism, enamelled dial, arched timber plinth

This Edwardian nautical collectable is a ship's engine room telegraph made by Ulugary & Sons of Prome, Burma, for the Irrawaddy Flotilla. The piece consists of a tall, arched timber backboard in a warm brown finish holding two brass-bezeled circular instruments connected by a vertical chain link mechanism. Each instrument contains a white enamelled dial with black and red lettering, featuring markings for stop, slow, half, and full ahead or astern, operated via central brass handles and pointers. The vertical timber mount is finished with curved mouldings along its upper and lower edges. It measures 91 cm in height by 25 cm in width. In a modern home, this maritime object suits a narrow wall space in a study, library, or hallway.

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An engine room telegraph is a mechanical communications device used on ships for officers on the bridge to signal speed and direction orders directly to engineers in the engine room.

Ship telegraphs were traditionally constructed from cast brass or bronze to withstand marine corrosion, often mounted on dense hardwoods such as teak or mahogany and fitted with glass-covered enamelled dials.

Authentic pieces display heavy cast metal construction, maker stamps or brass plaque signatures from historic instrument makers, mechanical chain or lever linkages, and period-correct typography on the order dials.

A wall-mounted engine room telegraph serves as a focal architectural feature in a study, hallway, or home office when displayed against neutral backgrounds or dark timber panelling.

Clean the timber backboard with a soft microfibre cloth and apply beeswax sparingly, while lightly wiping metal elements to prevent excessive tarnish without stripping historical patina.
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