Cooke and Wheatstone 5-needle telegraph, 1837
- maker:
- William Fothergill Cooke and
- CHARLES WHEATSTONE
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Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph. Detail view.
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Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph. Detail view.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
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Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, designed by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, England, 1837
The British pair William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone were behind the world's first practical telegraph system, which was demonstrated in 1837. Any two of the five needles in this instrument would swing to point to letters of the alphabet.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1963-215
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), metal (unknown), copper (alloy) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1200 mm x 720 mm x 145 mm, 18 kg
- type:
- telegraph
- copyright:
- King's College London
- credit:
- Lent by King's College London
