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- AEG Power Control Rheostat, 1920-1930 - This radio equipment was used at the German-built Tuckerton Wireless Station in New Jersey. A powerful 820-foot antenna communicated with an identical station in Germany. National security concerns during WWI led to the seizure of Tuckerton by the U.S. government in 1917. It is cited to be the origin of information leaks leading to the RMS <em>Lusitania</em> disaster through U-boat attack.
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
AEG Power Control Rheostat, 1920-1930
This radio equipment was used at the German-built Tuckerton Wireless Station in New Jersey. A powerful 820-foot antenna communicated with an identical station in Germany. National security concerns during WWI led to the seizure of Tuckerton by the U.S. government in 1917. It is cited to be the origin of information leaks leading to the RMS Lusitania disaster through U-boat attack.
- Hartmann & Braun Compass, circa 1894 -
- circa 1894
- Collections - Artifact
Hartmann & Braun Compass, circa 1894
- Hartmann & Braun Meter, 1890-1893 -
- 1890-1893
- Collections - Artifact
Hartmann & Braun Meter, 1890-1893
- Hartmann & Braun Wattmeter, 1905-1920 -
- 1905-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Hartmann & Braun Wattmeter, 1905-1920
- "Sudbury, Mass., Garrison House near Wayside Inn," Postcard, circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
"Sudbury, Mass., Garrison House near Wayside Inn," Postcard, circa 1910
- Duck Hunting Gun, circa 1850 - Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, called punt guns, were attached directly to a punt boat like a cannon. These guns were so effective that they were eventually outlawed by Federal law in 1918 because they decimated the duck populations.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Duck Hunting Gun, circa 1850
Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, called punt guns, were attached directly to a punt boat like a cannon. These guns were so effective that they were eventually outlawed by Federal law in 1918 because they decimated the duck populations.