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Probably not a lot. If one can find an Instructograph with a complete set of American Morse Tapes, it may command a somewhat higher price. Far more tapes for Continental Code were sold because of the larger population of radio amateurs. For one in good condition, perhaps 50 dollars. I'd see what they sell for at on-line auction sites to get a better idea of value.

It varies a bit from key to key and based on the position of the weight, etc.....Probably about 10 to 15 dots, but one needs no more than five dots in International code or six dots in the American Morse Code, so there's plenty to spare!

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Absolutely. The Morse Telegraph Club has chapters throughout the US and Canada with many former telegraphers, although the population is shrinking. Commercial/railroad telegraphy continued in use through the 1970s, with some legacy systems hanging on into the mid-1980s. Therefore, quite a few operators are still “alive and kicking.”

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Yes. The telegrams are transmitted from Saginaw, Michigan to Fairbanks, Alaska via a working telegraph circuit. Fairbanks is about 17 miles from “Santa Claus House” at North Pole, AK. The telegrams are transmitted at commercial speeds by qualified operators using American Morse Code, which was standard for commercial telegraphy. The code differs somewhat from the familiar Continental Code (International Morse) used by maritime, military and radio amateurs via radio. The telegraph instruments are all original. The primary instrument in use is a Western Union press set. The semiautomatic key, or “bug” is a World War Two Vibroplex J-36.

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@@SkyCharter This probably isn't the best forum to respond in detail, so I'll refer you to page 3 of the December, 2013 issue of the "QNI Newsletter" available at: qninewsletterdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/qni-2013-12.pdf as well as page 11 of the December, 2018 issue of the "QNI Newsletter:" qninewsletterdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/qni-2018-12.pdf. For the Saginaw event, we use telegraphy, but radiotelegraphy (CW) could be used as well. For more information on Morse telegraphy, please visit the web page of the Morse Telegraph Club, an association of retired railroad and commercial telegraph operators, former telegraph industry employees, historians and others with an interest in the history of telegraphy and telecommunications at: www.morsetelegraphclub.com. Should you have further questions, please arrange to contact me directly. Thank you!