Morse key switch

A steel box with a switch lever on one side. Two cables which come from the bottom have been cut off. The switch or isolator for supplying power to a morse key communications set on the bridge of a vessel. In raised lettering "RAYS WL MORSE KEY".

Object Details

ID: EQS0255
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Morse key switch
Display location: Not on display
Creator: J W Ray & Co
Vessels: Chakdina (1951); Strathlairg
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 75 mm x 175 mm x 86 mm