ANTIQUE SPARK GAP TRANSMITTER RECEIVER RADIO TELEGRAPH EXTREMELY RARE MUSEUM AND INVESTMENT QUALITY CW HAM Start Price USD 50.00 Current Price USD 50.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 750.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Clio, Michigan See more about 'ANTIQUE SPARK GAP TRANSMITTER RECEIVER RADIO TELEGRAPH' Description This is an awsome example of an early SPARK GAP TRANSMITTER. The only parts that I could identify the make of was the kellogg condensor with the date of April 10 1920. The coil primary and secondary windings ring out great and the condensor even took a charge with my fluke. This item comes with all the stuff you see in the pictures. The telegraph key is not the original. It is made in Japan I think. There is a head set that attaches to a receiving antenna for remote reception of some kind with an extra earphone. This would make a great christmas or birthday present fot the person who is absolutely impossible to buy for.These items were bought at a local estate auction. To tell you the truth, I had to go to my latest antique radio meet to find out what this thing is. I talked to the local expert on these, and he told me that this was nicer than any of the 5 that he owns. He told me that he wouldn't sell any of his for less than $600.00 but that this one was worth considerably more, then laughed and offered me $100.00 for mine. I was told that this item was more than likely in great working order, and from the tests I was able to do on it with my fluke, it should work with power. Check out the pix for yourself. Bid With confidence. Check out my feed back . What you see is what you get. I recently received a message from another Ebay member telling me that he believes this to be an old telegraph line fault detector. Now I'm not sure what to believe. Regardless, this is a very nice piece of history that would go well with anyones antique radio and telegraph collection. I added this info to provide the best possible description I can on this item. SHIPPING IS FOR LOWER 48 ONLY. ANY INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BID. If you like this item then you should check out my Ebay store PVC COLLECTABLES AND COOL STUFF for many other hard to find items at rock bottom prices. My store caters to both the Guy's and ladies THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Ebay Purchasing policies Due to the rising cost of fuel we have been forced to extend our shipping time to 10 days. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but we live in a rural area and the closest post office or shipping terminal is over 12 miles away. This necessitates grouping our shipping to save on fuel costs. 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