A. ROBINSON & CO. LTD BRASS SHIP'S ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH ON PEDESTAL STAND

A FULL-SIZE SHIP'S ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH BY A. ROBINSON & CO. LTD OF LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW, MOUNTED ON A BRASS PEDESTAL COLUMN WITH A CIRCULAR FLANGE BASE, BOLTED TO A BLACK-PAINTED TIMBER BOARD. THE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1760 AS NOTED ON THE DIAL FACE.

THE TELEGRAPH FEATURES A BLACK DIAL FACE WITH WHITE PAINTED LETTERING INDICATING THE STANDARD ENGINE COMMANDS: STOP AT THE TOP CENTRE, WITH STAND BY AND DEAD SLOW, SLOW, HALF, AND FULL TO THE AHEAD SIDE (RIGHT), AND FINISHED WITH ENGINES, DEAD SLOW, SLOW, HALF, AND FULL TO THE ASTERN SIDE (LEFT). A BRASS POINTER WITH A RED INDICATOR IS OPERATED BY THE HANDLE AT THE TOP OF THE HEAD UNIT. A SECONDARY HANDLE IS VISIBLE AT THE BASE OF THE HEAD, AND A BRASS LAMP HOUSING WITH A DOMED LID IS FITTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DIAL CASING.

THE TELEGRAPH IS A DOUBLE-FACED INSTRUMENT WITH DIALS VISIBLE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE HEAD UNIT, AS IS STANDARD FOR BRIDGE TELEGRAPHS WHERE BOTH THE OFFICER AND HELMSMAN NEED TO READ THE COMMAND.

MAKER AND MARKINGS:
* DIAL FACE: A. ROBINSON & CO. LTD / PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS / LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW / ESTBD A.D. 1760
* EMBOSSED CIRCULAR MAKER'S MARK ON THE REAR CASING OF THE TELEGRAPH HEAD

CONSTRUCTION:
* SOLID BRASS CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE TELEGRAPH HEAD, POINTER MECHANISM, PEDESTAL COLUMN, AND BASE FLANGE
* BOLTED CIRCULAR FLANGE BASE MOUNTED TO A BLACK-PAINTED TIMBER BOARD
* ACCESS PANEL WITH SCREW FASTENER ON THE PEDESTAL COLUMN
* SIDE-MOUNTED BRASS LAMP HOUSING WITH DOMED LID
* TWIN OPERATING HANDLES AT THE TOP OF THE HEAD UNIT

CONDITION:
* BRASS RETAINS A WARM AGED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE
* VERDIGRIS OXIDATION VISIBLE AROUND THE BASE FLANGE AND IN PATCHES ON THE LOWER PEDESTAL COLUMN
* DIAL FACE IS CLEARLY LEGIBLE WITH WHITE LETTERING ON BLACK GROUND, WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS
* POINTER MECHANISM AND OPERATING HANDLES APPEAR INTACT
* TIMBER BASE BOARD SHOWS SURFACE SCRATCHES AND WEAR TO THE BLACK PAINT FINISH
* LAMP HOUSING RETAINS ITS DOMED LID

MAKER: A. ROBINSON & CO. LTD, LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW, ESTBD A.D. 1760

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293581+4

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