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The value of pigeon post, WW2The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941
Marconi in uniform, WW1Italian inventor, Marconi, born 1874, who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention. He received many honours
Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilotAmerican Lincoln Ellsworth and his British colleague and pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon who on 23 November 1935, started from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparationsLincoln Ellsworth (left) and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (right), his pilot, making preparations for their trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star
Collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J JenkinsA collection of ephemera relating to the Wilfrid J. Jenkins - H.M.S. Mersey, 1915. Copy of Naval Signal, dated 11.11.18 sent at 10.56 a.m
How wireless beacons guide ships in the fogThe Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather
Wireless enthusiasts who got engaged to be marriedCouple sitting back to back sharing a pair of headphones while listening to the wireless. 1926
Bonzo finds the bedtime story too much for himBonzo finds the bedtime story on the radio too much for him, and he bursts out crying. Date: 1923
Rockets and flying bombs by G. H. DavisRockets and flying bombs as seaborne weapons of future navies. How wireless-controlled robot projectiles may be carried and operated by capital ships. 1945
RAF observer with wireless transmitter, WW1An RAF observer with a wireless transmitter which allows him to keep in touch with British guns, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918
Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. DavisHow the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915
RAF and Army cooperate against enemy by G. H. DavisRocket typhoons versus German tanks: how the RAF and the Army cooperate in smashing enemy armour during the Second World War
How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibilityMethod of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge - British physicistSir Oliver Joseph Lodge (18511940) - British physicist and writer, involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy. Date: 1926
The boat question by G. H. DavisThe boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side
Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. DavisAnnotated illustration showing a company-commander broadcasting his orders to his section-commanders by wireless. The tank in the foreground is seen cut away diagrammatically to show the driver
Aircraft Anti-Fog Device by G H DavisA diagram explaining the wireless system used to guide aeroplanes using charged cables. The system was designed to help planes land in their aerodromes by leading pilots to the landing straight
Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. DavisA step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927
King George V broadcasting to the nationKing George V (1865 - 1936), pictured making notes at his desk, while waiting to make a wireless broadcast to the Empire. Date: 1935
Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943Using a throat microphone and wireless silent speech transmitter, the soldier on patrol can report instructions back to base from under the noses of the enemy. Date: 1943
Amateur wireless hobbyistsTwo amateur wireless hobbyists listening on their headphones
Up the Bole! by William Heath RobinsonCurious disguise assumed by wireless enthusiast to escape payment of his licence. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1925
The General Strike - reading wireless bulletins 1926Londoners reading the latest news from wireless bulletins issued at Marconi House in the Strand, London during the General Strike
Indonesian RadioA broadcast from a wireless station in Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s
Advert for Burndept - Ethodyne wireless 1925Ethodyne wireless reception, double doors open front, with slight adjustments of only two dials, the Ethodyne enables you to listen to station after station, both British and continental
Branly PhotoEDOUARD EUGENE BRANLY French electrical engineer, recogised by Marconi as the true father of wireless : photo 1900. Date: 1844 - 1940
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Listening to Winston ChurchillChurchill: " We Shall never stop, never weary, and never give in." Old Lady to her military officer son/Grandson
French Mobile Telegraph post - Southern Tunisian DesertFrench Mobile Outdoor Wireless Telegraph post - Southern Tunisian Desert - WWI era. Date: circa 1915
Royal Engineers Wireless Station - AldershotRoyal Engineers Wireless Station, Queens Avenue - Aldershot (see also: 10991174). Date: circa 1910
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Arthur Whitten Brown (right) and John Alcock in a railcar on the Marconi light railway wich ran to the wireless station shortly after landing, 15 June 1919. Date: 1919
The 1930 transatlantic crew (from left) Capt Charles Kingsford Smith, leader; Capt Evert van Dijk, pilot; Capt Paddy Saul, navigator and John Stannage, wireless operator
ADAMS, JOHN COUCH (1819-1892)First transoceanic wireless telegraphic demonstration from New Yorks Office of the Radio Corporation of America. From
Wireless Class Aboard Training Ship Mount EdgcumbeBarefoot boys, in naval-style uniforms, attend a wireless class aboard the training ship Mount Edgcumbe. One boy stands in front of a wireless apparatus wearing headphones. Date: 1916
Guglielmo Marconi - Italian Radio PioneerGuglielmo Marconi (18741937) - Italian inventor, known as the " Father of long distance radio transmission" and for his development of Marconis law and a radio telegraph system. 1926
LCC-MFB Streatham fire station wireless vanWhilst the new Streatham fire station was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the interior of the horse drawn mobile MFB wireless van that housed
Imperial Airways Poster, Reliability, Comfort. Showing details of the equipment of the most luxurious air liners in the world (Heracles Class), with pictograms of features on a yellow background. 1934
Wireless telegraphy. Illustration shows George F. Hoar sitting on the US Capitol dome using a telegraph to send a wireless message Keep it up! We are with you
Gambling by wireless. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon of scenes about the activities of stock exchanges and gambling on sporting events on ocean liners once they are equipped for wireless
A Crystal Set-to by William Heath RobinsonA somewhat startling wireless development witnessed on Hampstead Heath during the broadcasting of an interesting dance programme
The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the SpherePage from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals
The Stock Exchange - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe Stock Exchange (La Bolsa) - Buenos Aires, Argentina Date: circa 1908
Flying DressA pilot dressed for a high- altitude flight. Equipped with parachute, harness, oxygen apparatus, telephone, wireless earphones, electrical system for heating clothing. Date: 1920s
A wireless operatorAn illustration of an wireless operator sat at his desk receiving a message. Date: 4th May 1912
Columbia radio advertisementAdvertisement for Columbia radios, which, in every home after the sun has set...speaks, sings, plays. Date: 1930
Army Signal Service wireless station, Western Front, WW1An Army Signal Service wireless station on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
American Scouts listening to the radioFive American Boy Scouts sit together listening to the radio, while one reads a magazine. An elderly lady sits in the corner of the room. 1942
Jack Binns, wireless-telegraph operatorJack Binns, the wireless-telegraph operator on the RMS Republic that sank after colliding with the SS Florida on 23rd January 1909, near Nantucket, Massachusetts