Communications Collection (page 15)

Albion Printing Press
An Albion press by Hopkinson and Cope of Finsbury, London. A very well-made and popular press, still in use amongst artists and printers today. Date: 1851

Royal Navy Signal Flags1
Signal flags of the Royal Navy 1 of 2 Date: 1937

House Flags and Funnels. circa 1910

Envelope with sealing wax and one penny stamp, 1848
Envelope with sealing wax from Woodbridge, Suffolk, date stamped 2 June 1848, addressed to J W Candler, 23 Liverpool Terrace, Liverpool Road, Islington, North London

General post office, Fedala (Mohammedia), Morocco
General post office, Fedala (Fedhala, now Mohammedia), Morocco. Date: circa 1930

Eastern Telegraph Company, Malta -- a spacious room with equipment and staff. Date: circa 1898

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Two soldiers in flooded trench, Western Front, WW1
Two British soldiers in a flooded communication trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: 1917

Cartoon, The Censor at Work, WW1
Cartoon, The Censor at Work as he is seen by the Press, with a quotation from The Taming of the Shrew: Heres snip, and nip, and cut, and slish, and slash, Like to a censer in a barbers shop

Repeating Pattern - Old style telephones - man and woman. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Holidaymakers on the beach at Hastings, Sussex
Three holidaymakers, two women and a man, sitting on the pebbly beach at Hastings, Sussex. He is reading the Daily Sketch newspaper. A terrace of hotels can be seen in the background. Date: June 1927

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Post Office Date: circa 1910s

Reading Newspaper
Gentleman reading his newspaper. Date: C 18

NFS women in dispatch rider training, WW2
NFS women undergoing dispatch rider training. They were widely used to supplement the lines of communication between various headquarters

Little girl sitting on a bench with picture book
A little girl sitting on a bench with a cloth picture book at her side, in front of a Chinese screen. Date: early 20th century

Times newspaper headlines, Britain at War, WW1
The Times newspaper headlines for 5 August 1914, Britain at War, announcing the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 5 August 1914

News Round Boy 1950S
Delivering newspapers on his bicycle, a boy pauses to speak to a colleague. Date: 1950s

Copying a Manuscript
A secretary of Philippe le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, copies a manuscript circa 1460

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, London
Entrance to the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Peruvian Quipo
Quipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner

EKCO RADIO
An Ekco radio, well known make from the 1930s. The name derives from the company founders name - Eric Kirkham Cole

Telegram Boys 1937
Four young telegraph boys, smartly dressed in their uniforms, queue up at the counter to be given their telegrams by the manager

Overhead Phone Wires, NY
Overhead telephone wires at the junction of Broadway and John Street, New York

Post Offices
Modern branches of the National Westminster Bank and Barclays Bank, Crawley, Sussex, England

Stamp Collecting 1960S
A boy stamp collector, sticking stamps into his stamp book

Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7
The Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7 -- an improved model

Postcard, Governor's Island, New York, USA. From Jack Phillips, future Marconi wireless operator on RMS Titanic in 1912, handwritten postcard, signed Jack, addressed to Miss E

White Star Line, RMS Teutonic - future Marconi operator on RMS Titanic, Jack Phillips, who died in the 1912 disaster. Handwritten postcard, signed love Jack'

Postman with letters on a Christmas card -- May your Xmas be full of happy surprises. Date: circa 1890s

Soldier in a trench on the Western Front, WW1
Soldier in a trench on the Western Front, with a letter box on the right, First World War. 1914-1918

Postman riding on an ostrich on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Boy with telephone on a heart-shaped Valentine card. Date: circa 1900s

Postman delivering a letter on a Victorian scrap
Postman delivering a letter and some roses on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s

Broadcast Receiving Licence excluding television, issued in 1947, costing twenty shillings (one pound). 1947

William Caxton showing printing to Edward IV
William Caxton showing specimens of his printing to King Edward IV and his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville in 1477 in the Almonry in Westminster where he had set up his press

Eastern Telegraph Co, Ras Boradli, Aden
Offices and staff quarters of the Eastern Telegraph Co, Telegraph Bay, Ras Boradli, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). circa 1910s

Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901
Swan fountain pens with intricate design cases and chains, for Christmas gifts, free post catalogue available or in store at Cheapside, London. 1901

Postman from Brummana with his donkey Abdullah
Postman from Brummana, Matn District, Mount Lebanon (Liban) with his donkey Abdullah. This animal is reputed to have been the strongest donkey in Lebanon and worked the route between Beirut

WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies, 1940
WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies: The B.20 radio robot that signals meteorological details to the receivers on the ground

Post Office, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Post Office at Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1900s

WELW, local radio station, Willoughby, Ohio, USA
WELW (later renamed WINT), local radio station building, Willoughby, Ohio, USA. Date: 1970s

Boys with IRA graffiti, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A group of boys stand in front of IRA graffiti on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Engraving

Woman police officer on the phone in a police station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

The Savoy Magazine, volume 1
Front cover of The Savoy, first issue, designed by Aubrey Beardsley Date: January 1896

Bookbinding / Diderot
The interior of a French book binding establishment : preparing the leather, sewing the gatherings, making the boards, pressing the volumes. Date: circa 1760

Kaffir with Cleft Stick
An African Kaffir letter carrier, carrying a message in a cleft stick Date: 1846

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