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Ratchet and tongs for tensioning telegraph and telephone wire, 1900-1969

Ratchet and tongs for tensioning telegraph and telephone wire, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Pole climbing irons, 1900-1960

Pole climbing irons, 1900-1960

1900-1960
Double-current telegraph key, 1830-1900

Double-current telegraph key, 1830-1900

1830-1900
706L telephone, 1959-1967

706L telephone, 1959-1967

1959-1967
Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858
Morse key with send-receive switch, 1900-1920

Morse key with send-receive switch, 1900-1920

1900-1920
Experimental Form 1 (Licence to use Wireless Telegraph), 1905

Experimental Form 1 (Licence to use Wireless Telegraph), 1905

1905
Card of Authority to use portable receiver, 1922

Card of Authority to use portable receiver, 1922

1922
Table telephone No. 2, 1906-1959

Table telephone No. 2, 1906-1959

1906-1959
‘School telephone’ in polished wood case, 1921-1940

‘School telephone’ in polished wood case, 1921-1940

1921-1940
Wall telephone no. 3, 1880-1910

Wall telephone no. 3, 1880-1910

1880-1910
Wooden baseboard for wall telephone no. 3, 1880-1910

Wooden baseboard for wall telephone no. 3, 1880-1910

1880-1910
Double-sided dummy single-needle telegraph used for training operators, 1870-1930

Double-sided dummy single-needle telegraph used for training operators, 1870-1930

1870-1930
Standard Morse key, 1880-1950

Standard Morse key, 1880-1950

1880-1950
200 series dial telephone, 1925-1935

200 series dial telephone, 1925-1935

1925-1935
Baudot five key keyboard, 1897-1926

Baudot five key keyboard, 1897-1926

1897-1926
General Post Office Type B landline telegraph relay capable of regeneration

General Post Office Type B landline telegraph relay capable of regeneration

1880-1920
post office railway booklet

post office railway booklet

Telephone handset model SA 4271 made by the General Post Office

Telephone handset model SA 4271 made by the General Post Office

1960-1980
Travel Early, Shop Early, Post Early, for Christmas

Travel Early, Shop Early, Post Early, for Christmas

Fullerphone, P.O. pattern 237A, 1916-1918

Fullerphone, P.O. pattern 237A, 1916-1918

1916-1918
specimen ratchet and tongs for 100-200 pound wire, 1900-1969

specimen ratchet and tongs for 100-200 pound wire, 1900-1969

1900-1969
General Post Office Telephone Earpiece

General Post Office Telephone Earpiece

1915-1920
London-Birmingham co-axial cable specimens, 1935-1936

London-Birmingham co-axial cable specimens, 1935-1936

1935-1936
Collection of Post Office Telegram equipment and archive material

Collection of Post Office Telegram equipment and archive material

circa 1970
GPO 740 series telephone as used by the BBC

GPO 740 series telephone as used by the BBC

1968
Ken Hooper Retirement Gift, Rugby Radio Station

Ken Hooper Retirement Gift, Rugby Radio Station

1977
specimen ratchet and tongs for 40-70 pound wire, 1900-1969

specimen ratchet and tongs for 40-70 pound wire, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, 1936-1968

Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, 1936-1968

1936-1968
22 wooden arms for two telephone H poles, c. 1898

22 wooden arms for two telephone H poles, c. 1898

1895-1900
Wall telephone No. 3, 1880-1910

Wall telephone No. 3, 1880-1910

1880-1910
Telephone handset model 6171/02192/002

Telephone handset model 6171/02192/002

1960-1980
post office underground mail train - london

post office underground mail train - london

1935
Post Office Telegram, Brighton to Birmingham, 14 June 1974: ‘Blow their minds see you soon’, printed by the General Post Office, Brighton, England, 1974

Post Office telegram, 1974

1974-06-14
Post Office Telegram, Aberdeen to Glasgow, 17 August 1961: ‘Father is dead come’, printed by the General Post Office, Whitchurch, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1956

Post Office telegram, 1961

1961
Post Office Greetings Telegram, Cardiff to Cardiff, [no date stamp]: Heartiest congratulations God bless you both’, printed by the General Post Office, Cardiff, Wales, 1900-1980

Post Office telegram, 1900-1980

1953-1980
Sack Barrow, General Post Office, wooden frame, marked GPO.

Wooden Sack Barrow, General Post Office

1830-1969
Smaller specimen of the London to Birmingham co-axial cable laid by the British Post Office in 1935-36, the first long distance co-axial cable in Britain.

Specimen of London-Birmingham co-axial cable, 1935-1936

1935-1936
Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, introduced in 1936, with crown motifs to top panels (the Queen's Crown of Scotland), designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office, made by the Carron Company, Falkirk, Scotland, c.1971

Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, 1936-1968

1936-1968
Larger specimen of the London to Birmingham co-axial cable laid by the British Post Office in 1935-36, the first long distance co-axial cable in Britain.

Specimen of London-Birmingham co-axial cable, 1935-1936

1935-1936
Poster, GPO, Euston Station, Loading The Travelling Post Office, c1950. Shows a train at platform two with a line of post office vans on the platform with men unloading the post. Format: royal. Dimensions: 20 x 25 inches.

Euston Station.

1945-1955
Poster, GPO, A London Loading Platform, Golden, c1950. Shows a series of post office vans unloading at the London loading platform.

A London Loading Platform

circa 1950
[Poster] Mail Rail. The Post Office Undergroud Railway. 60 years speeding mail under London / Post Office. [ca.1987. Explains the 'unique solution to the problem of transporting large volumes of mail across a capital city'. Bears map, cutaway diagram etc.]

Mail Rail. The Post Office Underground Railway

1982-1992
Grapnel from three specimens ratchet and tongs, made by the General Post Office, British, 1900-1969.

grapnel from specimen ratchet and tongs, 1900-1969

1900-1969
First day cover: 'British Discovery', featuring television (Baird), penicillin (Fleming), radar (Watson-Watt) and the jet engine (Whittle). Envelope contains card bearing details of the stamps and the discoveries issued by the GPO, 1967

British Discovery

1967
Diagram showing how the quartz clock is checked by the stars

Diagram showing how the quartz clock checked by stars

1947
Three specimens ratchet and tongs, one for 40-70 pound wire, two for 100-200 pound wire, made by the General Post Office, British, 1900-1969

three specimen ratchet and tongs for telephone wire, 1900-1969

1900-1969
Poster, GPO, London Chief Post Office, Golden, c1950. Shows a busy office where people are dropping off parcels.

London Chief Post Office

1950
Notice, General Post Office, "Notice to the Public and Instructions to All Post Masters", 1841.

Notice to the Public and Instructions to All Post Masters

1841
Timebills, three copies, for the dispatch of mail, issued by the General Post Office and the Highland Railway.

Timebill for dispatch of mail