Central Telegraph Office (UK)



SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE CTO


APPARATUS - Used within the CTO
BEAM RADIO - The Empire radio Service
CLOSURE OF THE CTO - Article
DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLE - 1874 - CTO
DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLE - 1891 - CTO - An in depth description of the CTO by "The Engineer" Magazine
DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLE - 1937 - CTO
DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLE - 1956 - Telegraphy history
DEVELOPMENT OF TELEGRAPH SWITCHING IN THE UK - History from 1971 to 1944
FLOOR PLAN WITH PNEUMATIC TUBE OVERLAY - 1921
HISTORY OF TELEGRAPH IN THE UK - An article from 1956
INLAND TELEGRAM RATES - 1870 to 1982 - Includes rules and services
PERFORATORS
PHONOGRAMS - Basic description and types of Switchboard
PHONOGRAMS - Pictures of the working areas within the CTO
PHONOGRAM AND TELEPHONE-TELEGRAM WORKING - An article from 1937
PHOTO ALBUM - Pictures of the CTO in 1922
PICTURES - Different areas and departments within the CTO (1912)
PICTURES - Different areas and departments within the CTO (1913 onwards)
PICTURE TELEGRAPHY - Pictures of equipment within the CTO
PICTURE TELEGRAPHY - How to send pictures by wire - 1935
POSTERS - Used by the GPO to advertise the Telegram service
PNEUMATIC TUBES - All about pneumatic tubes
PNEUMATIC TUBES - Pictures of tubes in the CTO
PNEUMATIC TUBE MAP - Tubes from the CTO to local Post Offices in the City of London (undated|)
RAILEX
SHORT HISTORY OF THE TELEGRAPH
SWITCHBOARDS, TELEPRINTER
TELEGRAPH ANCILLARY - Used with early Teleprinters
TELEGRAPH MACHINES - Used by the CTO
TELEGRAPH TRAINING - London (1937)
TELEGRAMS - How the system worked
TELEGRAM CONVEYORS - Article
TELEGRAM DELIVERY - Telegram messenger boys etc
TELEGRAM FORMS
TELEPRINTER INTRODUCTION - A short history
TELEPRINTERS - GPO machines
TELEX - Introduction to the UK in 1932
TIME - Overview and distribution of GMT

 

 

 
 
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