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| Paul's L.M. Ericsson Telegraph 1880s Telegraph Printer - Register - Skrifmaskin |
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| solid brass, beveled glass & fruit wood base - still functions smoothly |
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photos of typical 1800s Swedish Postal Telegraph station
All brass & glass construction. early oval Ericsson logo etched in brass
very intricate clock work gearing still functioning at 110+ years
original thick beveled glass on three sides to allow view of works
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Lars Ericsson & wife Hilda with Ericsson
Telegraph printer
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| Lars Magnus Ericsson began his career as a trainee for Öller & Company in 1866. Öller had been the Telegraph Director of Stockholm before setting up a shop in Stockholm to build his own telegraph instruments from 1857 until his death.. Ericsson was sent abroad to learn the latest technology in telegraph instrument manufacturing and in 1876, returning to Sweden after three years of studies and job training in Germany and Switzerland and feeling ready to start a company of his own, he borrowed USD 100 to use as working capital. On April 1, 1876, he established an electromechanical workshop in a kitchen he rented at Drottninggatan 15 in Stockholm. A few months later, he was joined by Carl Johan Andersson, who had previously worked with Lars Magnus at the Öller workshop. Andersson also invested USD 100 in the company, the workforce was soon expanded and the company adopted the name L.M. Ericsson & Co. In the early years, L.M. Ericsson concentrated on telegraph machinery repairs. Eventually, however, the company started to design it own products, including an ingeniously devised receiver for indicator telegraph machines and a fire alarm telegraph system for medium-size communities. This start began the course that saw Ericsson entering into the new technology of telephones and becoming the world leader in telecommunications it is yet today. ** special thanks to Jenz Nilsson Feb. 2001 article in Ericsson Contact magazine, for the vast portion of this information. |
