“Instructograph” Vintage Code Training Device
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- Before Restoration as Received
- A Felt Washer Under the Right Reel Would Prevent Tape Slack
- The Crank Can be Unscrewed and Stored Inside the Case
- Tape Perforations Can be Seen Where Tape Loops Around Post
- The Pointer Arm Sets the Playback Speed. The Black Knobs Adjusts Sounder Current
- New Case & Lid – Texture Painted, Not Fabric Covered as Original
- Instructograph in Operation With a Railroad Telegraph Sounder
- Tapes Were Bi-directional; the Hand on the Leader Identified the Lesson Number
- Five of the Ten Available Tapes in a Full Set
- Wind-up Phonograph Motor Drives the Reels
- The Disk on the Right End of the Governor Acts as a Speed Brake
- Worm Gear for Winding. The Coil Spring on the Shaft is a One-Way Clutch
- As Speed Increase, Flyweights Pull Brass Brake Disk to Left
- Stationary Flyweight Governor
- Manual Cover
- Sample Manual Page