ANTIQUE PEERLESS ALARM BOX TELEGRAPH FIRE ALARM SENDER 9551

Antique Peerless Alarm Box Telegraph Fire Alarm Sender .Up for bid is a Vintage/Antique ~ metal Gamewell Peerless ~ Alarm Box Telegraph Alarm Sender ~ Fire Alarm . The Alarm Box is in good condition. There is No Key or locking mechanism. It appears that everything is there but look at the pictures as I am not an expert. The gears work after winding. It measures 9 3/8" wide x 11 1/4" long x 3 1/2" deep. Peerless is marked on the gear plate. Winds up and appers to function. An outdoor device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. Early boxes used the telegraph system and were the main method of calling the fire department to a neighborhood in the days before people had telephones. When the box is triggered, a spring-loaded wheel spins and taps out a signal onto the fire alarm telegraph wire, indicating the box number. The receiver at a fire station then can match the number.