Great Western Railway Double Needle Type Block Instrument

Made:
1837

Telegraph block instrument, Cooke & Wheatstone double needle type, c. 1837, Great Western Railway, From Brent, (this instrument was exhibited at the Darlington Centenary Exhibition in 1925).

Details

Category:
Signalling & Telecommunications
Object Number:
1985-8749
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 619 mm x 445 mm x 310 mm,
type:
block instrument

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