GAMAGES MORSE KIT AND BUZZER, 1940's

Bought as a toy for youngsters and adults to learn or practice Morse.
With two units connected it was possible to send and receive simultaneously,
also provided was a lamp for sending signals without any wires.

Your comments:

• I have a version of this which was presented to, if I remember correctly, a Royal Marine (at least in his early military life) by "The School of Women Signallers". I assume therefore that he something to do with training at the school, but I'm afraid if he told me I don't remember the reason for the presentation. Since he retired in 1927, this version would appear to have been produced much earlier than the above date. He used to tell me tales of early signalling trials in the Navy, when they were using longer and longer radio wavelengths, but getting poorer results than the army, who were trialling shorter and shorter wavelengths. He was at the relief of Mafeking (!!) and showed me photos of him and others alongside Baden-Powell on horseback. I bet there aren't many or any of those phots still in existence - shame I couldn't get hold of them after he died (early / mid sixties)
  .......... Richard Murton, Chesterfield, 14th of October 2025
  
  
• I found a similar key to this in a brick-aback shop in Morecambe many years ago. It was on under a table covered with assorted rubbish.
  
  My key differs from the key shown her only in that the light was sited in the end of the box with a green glass cut lens. access to the bulb for replacement was under a sliding wooden plate which slid out to replace the battery.
  
  I would be interested to learn more about my key year of manufacturer and which company made it.
  .......... Brian Watson, Morecambe, 28th of July 2010
  
  

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