Telegraph Pole - Portion Cross Piece
Date1900-1950s
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 1976
Object number1976.048.001
Label TextIn 1847, the telegraph began to operate in London. It changed the way Londoners communicated. Instead of waiting days or longer for a letter, they could send and receive messages in minutes.
NamePole, Utility
c. 1920
McClary Manufacturing
c. 1935
