Title
Description of Jacob Brett and John Watkins' stand at the Exhibition
Reference
UK0108 SC MSS 086/3
Date
1851
Scope and Content
Printed description of their stand No. 429, mounted in two halves on card, with details of the items on their stand, mainly printing telegraphs and telegraph equipment, including a portable communicator used by guard on railway trains in case of an accident, sections of submarine cable for the cable between England and France, and the grants by Louis Philipps and Louis Napoleon giving Messrs Brett the exclusive privilege of establishing electric communication between France and England, also electric bells for division signals in the new Houses of Parliament.
Exent
2 items
Physical description
Number of pieces: 2, Pages/folios: 2 pp
Language
English.
Persons keyword
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access
Level of description
file
