Thornton, Thorpe, Time / Telegraph, 1805-2005

File

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(file 1) Thornton, 1948-2000, including:

(file 2) Thorpe, 1912-2004 (papers dated pre-1987 are copies), comprising:

papers relating to the Thorpe family. Most of the correspondence in this file is closed

(file 3) Time / Telegraph, 1805-2005 (papers dated pre-1985 are copies), comprising:

papers relating to telegraph, time-ball, chronometers, signals and semaphore. Includes a little information about employees of the the Eastern Telegraph Company (Cable and Wireless) and the time-ball tower at Deal, Kent

Dates

1 box

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