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- Fire Alarm Register - Beginning in the mid-19th century, cities installed telegraph fire alarm systems. When a fire broke out, a person could activate the nearest fire alarm box to send a signal directly to the fire department. The signal was received and recorded by a register like this one. It converted the signal's electrical pulses into punches on the paper tape.
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Fire Alarm Register
Beginning in the mid-19th century, cities installed telegraph fire alarm systems. When a fire broke out, a person could activate the nearest fire alarm box to send a signal directly to the fire department. The signal was received and recorded by a register like this one. It converted the signal's electrical pulses into punches on the paper tape.