This section is from the book "The Boy Mechanic Vol. 1", by Popular Mechanics Co.. Also available from Amazon: 700 Things for Boys to Do.
Telegraph Codes:
Morse Code is Used In The United States And Canada,
Continental Code is Used in Europe and elsewhere.
Phillips Code is used in the United States for"press"work.
Dash =2 dots. Long dash =4dots. Space between elements of a letter=1 dot. Space between letters of a word -2dots. In terra I in space d letters =2 dots,
Space between words =3 dots.
LETTERS
Continental
PUNCTUATION, ETC.
Morse Continental
.Period
: Colon --
;Semicalon
, Comma
? Interrogation --
! Exclamation --
Fraction line
-Hyphen
'Apostrophe
£ PoundSterling
•5 Paragraph -Italics or underline
()Parentheses -
LI Brackets \
'"'Quotation marks]
. Period
•.Colon
•.--Colon dash
; Semicolon
, Comma
? Interrogation
! Exclamation
Fraction line
-Dash
-Hyphen
£ Pound Sterling - -
/Shilling mark
$ Dollar mark ----d Pence -Capitalized letter- -Colon followed bid quotation: '* J c Cents
Phillips
Min. Minute. Msgr. Messenger Msk. Mistake, No. Number Nre. Nothing. N.M.No more. O.K. All right. Ofs. Office. Opr. Operator.
Decimal point-------------•
<S Paragraph--------------Italics or underline--------------( ) Parentheses------------11 Brackets-------------- ■
" "Quotation marks--------------Quotation within)________.
a quotation"' '")
Abbreviations in Common Use
Sig. Signature. Co. Company.
Po.Paid. D.H. Deadhead
Qk. Quick. Ex. Express. GBAGive better address. Frt. Freight.
Bn. Been. Fr. From.
Bat. Battery. G.A. Go Ahead.
Bbl. Barrel. P.O. Post Office.
Col. Collect. R.RT. Repeat
Ck. Check Hqrs. Headquarters.
Tw. To-morrow. Tom. Telegram. Tkt. Ticket. Re. Receive. Ml. Mail. Lat. Latitude. Deb. Degree. An. Answer Exa. Extra.
 
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