True pocket relays are small enough to fit into an operator's pocket, but there were also some really neat small boxed sets made that served the same purpose as a Pocket Relay but were not quite as small.
Below are some pictures of Pocket Relays and other small boxed sets. Click on each thumbnail to view the full size image:
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| Palmer & Hall Boxed Set. Ca. 1850's (w1tp.com) |
Small Pocket Set by Palmer & Hall, Boston. Ca. Early 1850's |
Inside the Palmer & Hall Pocket Set |
A Picture of the Same Pocket Set With the Palmer & Hall Label Still Intact (Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation) |
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| Early Pocket Set by Charles T. Chester, NY. Similar Design to the Palmer & Hall Pocket Set. Ca. Early 1860's |
Boxed Set by Thomas Hall, Boston. Ca. 1850's |
Inside The Hall Boxed Set |
Another View of the Interior of the Boxed Set |
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| Charles Williams Pocket Set, Ca. Early 1860's |
Close-up of the Tiny Key on the Williams Pocket Set |
Close-up of the Relay on the Williams Pocket Set |
Caton Instrument Shops, Ottawa Illinois, Ca. 1860's |
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| The Caton Pocket Set With the Cover Removed |
Top View of the Caton Pocket Set Showing the Caton Name Stamp |
An Earlier Version of a Caton Pocket Set in a Wooden Case |
Pocket Set by R. Henning & Co, Ottawa, Illinois |
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| Close-Up of the Henning Name Stamp |
Very Early Boxed Telegraph Set. Maker Unknown |
Another Very Early Boxed Telegraph Set. Maker Unknown |
Yet Another Very Early Boxed Telegraph Set. Maker Unknown |
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| One More Very Early Boxed Telegraph Set. Maker Unknown |
Portable Telegraph Field Set, Possibly Made by Charles Chester, NY. Ca. 1862. This May Have Been the Standard Issue Telegraph Set for Union Army Telegraphers |
The Field Set Was Used by Union Army Telegrapher William Bender Wilson on Scouting Operations in Pennnsylvania from 1862-1864 |
Another View of the Army Field Set Showing the Size |
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| Pocket Set by Charles Chester, NY. Ca. early 1860's |
Chester Pocket Set Removed From Case |
Another View of the Chester Pocket Set |
Another Charles Chester Pocket Set. Ca. 1860's |
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| Small Pocket Set With No Makers Markings. Possibly Made by Tillotson or Pierson. Ca. 1860's |
Close-Up of the Small Pocket Set |
Another View of the Small Pocket Set With a Quarter to Show the Size |
Pocket Set by A.S. Chubbuck, Utica NY. Ca. 1860's (w1tp.com) |
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| Early LG Tillotson Pocket Set. Ca. 1860's |
L.G. Tillotson Pocket Set. Ca. 1870's |
Pocket Set Similar to the Tillotson Set. Only Markings Are Inside the Rubber Top Cover Where it is Marked "Goodyears 1851 IRC Co." |
Closeup of the Goodyear Marking |
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| Partrick & Carter Pocket Set. Ca. 1870 |
A Different Version Partrick & Carter Pocket Set. Ca.1870 |
A Close-Up View of the Partrick & Carter Pocket Set |
Another View of the Partrick & Carter Pocket Set |
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| Unknown Maker Pocket Relay. Ca. 1870's |
LG Tillotson Pocket Set. Ca. 1875 |
Partrick-Bunnell Pocket Set. Ca. 1875 |
Another Pocket Set by Partrick-Bunnell. Ca. 1975 (Gil Schlehman, K9WDY, Collection) |
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| Partrick & Carter Pocket Set. Ca. 1880 |
California Electrical Works Pocket Set. San Francisco. Ca. 1880's |
Another View of the California Electrical Works Pocket Set |
Close-Up of the Nameplate |
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| Western Electric Pocket Set. Ca. 1880 |
ES Greeley Pocket Set. Ca. Late 1880's |
ES Greeley Pocket Set. Ca. Late 1880's |
JH Bunnell Pocket Set. Ca. 1890 |
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| Miniature Pocket Set. Maker Unknown |
Postal Telegraph Boxed Set. Ca. 1900 |
Postal Telegraph Set With The Door Open |
Western Electric Army Field Telegraph Set |
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| Western Electric Field Telegraph Set |
Unknown Pocket Set |
Unknown Pocket Set. European Origin |
Unknown Pocket Set. Possible Homemade |
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| Boxed Telegraph-- Lettler, Munich Germany |
A Small German Key & Relay Set in Box. Maker Unknown |
Inside the German Boxed Set |
The Unigraph. A British Pocket Set Made by Elliott Brothers, London (Claudio Ruggieri, IZ0KRC Collection) |
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The Unigraph With the Cover Removed |
Top Cover of the Unigraph |
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