19-Set Case Spare Parts No. 5C

[David Dunlop]

Has anyone been fortunate enough to obtain one of these in NOS condition and photographed how it was packed? I found one in "near NOS" condition in that the Morse Key was missing along with a number of the spare bulbs and fuses. The other pieces were there and most were packed carefully in a fine, white, tissue paper.

I am curious as to exactly where in the case the Morse Key and Spare Microphone Element were packed at the factory. I suspect when the 19-Set was first activated, the Morse Key was unpacked from the Spare Parts Case and never returned there. From photos of NOS boxed Morse Keys in Chris Basillion's collection, it seems the canvas leg straps were neatly rolled up on one side and tied down with white cotton thread, so the Keys in the Spare Parts Case probably started out in life the same way.


David