Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844
- maker:
- William Fothergill Cooke, CHARLES WHEATSTONE and William Reid
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Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, invented by Sir William Fothergill Cooke and Sir Charles Wheatstone, and made by William Reid, London, England, 1844. This is the instrument used to send the message which identified John Tawell as a murder suspect on 1 January 1845. It was located at Slough station, Great Western Railway.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1876-1276
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 806 mm x 460 mm x 300 mm, 21.5 kg
- type:
- telegraph
- credit:
- From Reid Brothers
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