A&M 3942Bunnell Telegraph Key, ca. 1881 - 1900 A&M 3942Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/06/27

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:40:06 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Bunnell Telegraph Key J.H. Bunnell and Company A&M 3942 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3052 0.9 Linear Feet Summary: 11 in. (1 index card box) ca. 1881 - 1900 Telegraph key by J.H. Bunnell and Company, New York, including inscription "patented Feb 15, 1881," with wooden base of 5 in. x 7 1/2 in. A native of Massillon, Ohio, Jesse H. Bunnell began working as a telegrapher in Ohio and West Virginia when he was still a boy. He joined the Union Military Telegraph Service in April 1861 when he was 17, serving as McClellan's personal telegrapher for much of the war. At war's end, Bunnell became one of the nation's leading manufacturers of telegraph equipment. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Telegraph keys J.H. Bunnell and Company