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Telegraph instrument, single needle

Description

Single needle telegraph instrument made and used by Alexander Bain of Edinburgh, said to be the first such instrument made by Bain and is possibly the first single needle instrument ever constructed

Museum reference

T.1952.27

Collection

Industry and Commerce : Communications

Object name

Telegraph instrument, single needle

Production information

Bain, Alexander, 1811 - 1877, Telegraph instrument maker
United Kingdom, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Wood, Metal, Paper

Exhibitions

  • Communicate (08 Jul 2016)
    National Museum of Scotland

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science and technology, communicate

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