Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837
- Made:
- 1837
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Specimen of the first Telegraph line, 1837. It was created by William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone and was demonstrated on the London and Birmingham Railway. Telegraphs were used to send signalling information over a distance.
Details
- Category:
- Signalling & Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1876-1273
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 72 mm x 331 mm x 96 mm,
- type:
- telegraph line
- credit:
- H.M. Postmaster General
