ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
I would say relays were definitely available in 1900.
Yes, they were -- my 1871 copy of Robert M. Ferguson's "Electricity"
describes them in the selection about telegraphic applications:
http://offog.org/stuff/ferguson-relay.jpeg
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