Working History — 1860-1880
Telegraph receiver
The electric telegraph was patented by William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone in 1837. Early telegraphic instruments were developed for use on London's new railway network. Telegraph wires ran alongside the railway tracks between stations. The use of telegraphy by the railway companies prompted wider interest from other businesses and the government.
This telegraph receiver was patented by Wheatstone and manufactured by Augustus Stroh at his workshop in Hampstead.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 2003.2/180
- Object name:
- telegraph receiver
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Stroh, Augustus
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
wood, brass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 235 mm, W 242 mm, D 126 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
BT Connected Earth
- Copyright holder:
BT
- Image credit:
© BT Heritage
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- —
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