0.9 Linear Feet, Summary: 11 in. (1 index card box)
Creator
J.H. Bunnell and Company
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Telegraph key by J.H. Bunnell and Company, New York, including inscription "patented Feb 15, 1881," with wooden base of 5
in. x 7 1/2 in. A native of Massillon, Ohio, Jesse H. Bunnell began working as a telegrapher in Ohio and West Virginia when
he was still a boy. He joined the Union Military Telegraph Service in April 1861 when he was 17, serving as McClellan's personal
telegrapher for much of the war. At war's end, Bunnell became one of the nation's leading manufacturers of telegraph equipment.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bunnell Telegraph Key, A&M 3942, West Virginia and Regional History Center,
West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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