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Mk 5 Heliograph, 1915

Heliographs used a small mirror mounted on a tripod to reflect sunlight in order to flash messages in Morse code. In clear weather conditions and on open terrain their signals could be seen many miles away.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1982-05-43-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1982-05-43-1