Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph 1858

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Artist/Maker	General Post Office (issuer) Fraser, Eric George (FSIA) (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph 1858'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications (see also E.583-585-1981). Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph 1858
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph 1858'.Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications. Designed by Eric George Fraser. Great Britain. ca.1946-50.
Physical description	'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph 1858'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications (see also E.583-585-1981). Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 50.7cm Width: 63.5cm Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions	(Signed.)
Production	E.519-1987 is a rough sketch for this design.
Subject depicted	Communication
Associated objects	E.582-1981 (Series) E.584-1981 (Series) E.585-1981 (Series) E.519-1987
Bibliographic reference	Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number	13/E10 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.583-1981

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O548994/wheatstones-tape-telegraph-1858-poster-fraser-eric-george/

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