MORSE INKER.
British Morse Inker circa 1900s.
INKER W/53 D.17/234. The Morse Inker was invented by Thomas John of Vienna in 1854. It has an inked wheel that moves up and down under the control of a sounder. This wheel produces dots and dashes of morse code on the paper tape. The reel of tape is held in a brass revolving cage in the bottom drawer. Note the huge key for winding the clockwork motor.
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Above is a closer picture of the Sounder with its four large coils.
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The Ink Well with the curved slot to the right for the printing wheel.
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The Ink Well seen here in position with the printing wheel sitting in its slot.
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Guglielmo Marconi and George Kemp in 1901. The Inker can be seen left of center.
