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This U.S. army folding lever morse key has wire clips for connections. There are no maker's markings on the key, however, there are markings on the two wire clips as follows: "PAT.APRIL-07. FAHNESTOCK" stamped on the clips. Assume they were added some time in the past by the users, not sure on that. The wooden base measures 5 3/16inches(131mm)long by 3 3/8inches(85mm)wide by 5//8 inch(15mm) thick. The key lever is 6 1/2inches(164mm)long. Overall height is about 2 9/16inch(64mm). The key is complete and has a good feel when used. The lever folds over ok too, overall a nice key to use.

This photo shows the nice French WW1 folding lever key that was remounted by their signal units onto a separate wooden base. Presume it was originally mounted on the top panel of a field set. When I received the key the wooden base was in poor condition, and full of wood worm holes. So I removed all the hardware, used the wood base as a template and remounted the keys hardware on a nice newer old piece of wood. Seems much better to use as it was just slightly wider and about half inch longer, so sits more steadily with out the usual tilting over when you press on the key.