Model of a 'Chappe' type semaphore signaling tower
- Made:
- 1933 in South Kensington
- maker:
- Science Museum
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Model of Chappe semaphore tower. Top view. Grey graduated background
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One model of Chappe semaphore tower. 3/4 view. Black background
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Model of a 'Chappe' semaphore tower, by Science Museum workshop, London, England, 1933. The name of the tower originates from French engineer Claude Chappe, and his brothers, who in 1792 designed the first optical telegraph.
Model of a 'Chappe' semaphore tower, by Science Museum workshops, London, England, 1933. The name of the tower originates from French engineer Claude Chappe, and his brothers, who in 1792 designed the first optical telegraph.
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- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1933-648/1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mahogany (wood), metal (unknown), pine (wood), plywood (birch), steel (metal), wood (unidentified)
- type:
- model - representation
- taxonomy:
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- built environment - hierarchy name
- single built work- hierarchy name
- tower - single built work
- visual and verbal communication
- credit:
- Made in the Science Museum Workshops
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