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Brett's Electric Printing Telegraph

  • Part of The Electro Magnetic Telegraph: with an Historical Account of its Rise, Progress, and Present Condition
  • 1853

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Two illustrations depicting components of the electric printing telegraph system patented in 1845 by English telegraph engineer John Watkins Brett (1805-1863). Brett's design consists of a piano-style keyboard linked to a typewheel by wire.

Author
  • Turnbull, Laurence, 1821-1900
Place of publication
  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Format
  • Image
  • Text
Original file type TIFF
Genre
  • Illustrations
  • Publications
Extent
  • 23 cm
Language
  • English
Subject
  • Brett, John Watkins, 1805-1863
  • Communication
  • Communication and technology
  • Electric machines
  • Electricity
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments
  • Scientific illustration
  • Telecommunication
  • Telegraph
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Turnbull, Laurence. “Brett's Electric Printing Telegraph.” The Electro Magnetic Telegraph: with an Historical Account of Its Rise, Progress, and Present Condition . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1853. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/e2xwdyb.

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