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Wheatstone's tape telegraph 1858

Poster
1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster depicting an illustration of Charles Wheatstone with his tape telegraph invention, one of a series of posters published by the GPO to showcase the history of communication technology.

Object details

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Object type
TitleWheatstone's tape telegraph 1858 (generic title)
Brief description
"Wheatstone's tape telegraph 1858" GPO poster by Eric Fraser. Great Britain, 1935.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster depicting an illustration of Charles Wheatstone with his tape telegraph invention, one of a series of posters published by the GPO to showcase the history of communication technology.
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Collection
Accession number
E.1881-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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