ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH. FENYA, FABRICACIONES ELÉCTRICAS, NAVALES Y ARTILLERAS, S.A., EL FERROL, SPAIN, CA. MID 20TH CENTURY.

Synchronous type ship bridge electric telegraph. Fenya, Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras, SA Spain, around the middle of the 20th century. Bronze, glass, carved wooden base. Electrical bridge telegraph, synchronous type, used, thanks to a replica in the engine room, to transmit the required travel speed orders. It has a simple square carved wooden base, a metal body with a door closed by screws and a circular finish with the usual lever. This circular area features 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 mechanism and widely used while there was no internal voice communication between different parts of the ship and it was necessary to control the engines from the same engine room. Although they were often changed as new technical advances arose, they are pieces valued today for their appearance and their history. Fenya (Electrical, Naval and Artillery Manufacturing) 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 permanently in 1997.

· Size: 42x42x130 cms. base 55x55 cms.