Glass image of a horse, c 1890

PART OF:: Selenium cells and model apparatus for transmitting pictures by telegraph, 1881

Made:: 1881 in United Kingdom

Stencilled image of a horse, on glass. Part of apparatus for transmitting pictures by telegraph (phototelegraphy). Designed and constructed by Dr Shelford Bidwell in 1881.

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Category:: Telecommunications

Object Number:: 1908-141 Pt5

Materials:: glass and paint

Measurements:: overall: 110 mm x 85 mm x 15 mm,

type:: stencil

credit:: Bidwell, Shelford

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Glass image of a horse, c 1890

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