Images Dated 27th July 2012

Bonsai dwarf pine, 1889 C013/8769

Bonsai dwarf pine, 19th-century artwork. This specimen is from Japan, and is 150 years old. Bonsai is the art of cultivating ornamental artificially-dwarfed varieties of trees. Pine trees allowed to grow naturally can reach heights of over 20 metres. Artwork from the 4th volume (second period of 1889) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

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Telegraph printer, 1889 C013/8777

Telegraph printer. 19th-century artwork of a telegraph printer developed by Moore and Wright in the 1880s. The electric telegraph had been developed in the 1830s and 1840s, but previously had been printed on narrow strips of paper. This invention allowed columnar printing on sheets or rolls of paper, as seen here. This was known as a column-printing telegraph. In 1890, Moore and Wright's patent was sold for GBP 30, 000. Artwork from the 4th volume (second period of 1889) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

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England, London, Southwark, Southwark Cathedral, Shakespeare Memorial Statue

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