ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH. FENYA, FABRICACIONES ELÉCTRICAS, NAVALES Y ARTILLERAS, S.A., EL FERROL, SPAIN, CA. MID 20TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneous / Other Objects
Reference: Z0434
Synchronous type electric telegraph for a ship's bridge. Fenya, Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras, SA Spain, mid-20th century. Bronze, glass, carved wooden base. An electric bridge telegraph, of the synchronous type, used, thanks to a replica in the engine room, to transmit the required speed orders. It has a simple square base made of carved wood, a metal body with a door closed by screws and a circular top with the usual lever. This circular area has a transparent glass and a blue arrow to indicate various speeds (forward and reverse), above the emblem of the manufacturing company and the type of machinery, model and power. It was a very effective and widely used mechanism while there was no internal voice communication between different parts of the ship and it was necessary to operate the engines from the same engine room. Although they were often changed as new technical advances arose, they are pieces appreciated today for their appearance and history. Fenya (Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras) was a company founded in Ferrol by José María González-Llanos y Caruncho (who also founded ASTANO -Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste- in 1941), with three telephone designs as its first product. This was followed by telephone exchanges, electrical equipment for ships, electrical panels and motors, becoming one of the main auxiliary companies in Ferrol. It closed definitively in 1997.
· Size: 42x42x130 cms. base 55x55 cms.
2.500 €
