The Concertina Museum Ref:1.1.1-012. An official National Portrait Gallery facsimile of the stereograph of
Sir Charles Wheatstone and family, (by Antoine Claude), and
including his then youngest daughter Florence
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.1.1-023. A hardbound original copy of Vol III of The Imperial Dictionary of
Universal Biography London, c 1865, with a large engraving of
Professor Wheatstone,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.1.3-001. An original copy of The National Stereoscopic Association Journal
"Stereo World", Vol 4, No 2, May - June 1977.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.1.6-001. An original copy of "The Saturday Magazine" , No 680, February 4th
1843, containing an article on Speaking Machines
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-001. An original soft-bound pamphlet by W F Cooke Esq., on “The
Electric Telegraph: was it invented by Professor Wheatstone?”
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-002. Various plates and illustrations of the Wheatstone Telegraph, Morse
Transmitters, Tape perforators, etc, etc,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-003. Various plates and illustrations of the Wheatstone Telegraph, Morse
Transmitters, Tape perforators, etc, etc,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-004. Various plates and illustrations of the Wheatstone Telegraph, Morse
Transmitters, Tape perforators, etc, etc,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-005. Various plates and illustrations of the Wheatstone Telegraph, Morse
Transmitters, Tape perforators, etc, etc,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-006. Various plates and illustrations of the Wheatstone Telegraph, Morse
Transmitters, Tape perforators, etc, etc,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-016. A cutting from a Washington DC, USA, newspaper, dated 1947, of a
Magnetic Twin Needle Telegraph, designed by Cookeand
Wheatstone
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-017. A 7-inch extended-play 45-rpm recording from the BBC sound effects
centre, dated 1970, of "Post Office Telegraph Equipment".
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-022. A section of "Harper's Weekly - A Journal of Civilisation" Vol XX, No
994, dated New York, Sat January 15th 1876
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-023. A large print (250x 280mm) undated, but of a very similar style to Item
NC.1.2.1-019, displaying "The Electro Magnetic Telegraph on the Great
Western Railway"
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-025. A first edition, signed and dedicated by the author, of The Rev. Thomas
Fothergill Cooke’s “Authorship of the Electric Telegraph
of Great Britain or, The Brunel Award Vindicated; edited in assertion
of His Brother’s Rights by The Rev. Thomas Fothergill Cooke M.A.
”
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-027. A General Post Office Wheatstone Single-Needle Telegraph,of railway
origin, in large domed mahogany housing, with sloping writing slope and sturdy
brass handle.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-028. A Wheatstone Tape Perforator device, in which a wheel inset with trios
of solenoid-operated metal punches is used to perforate a strip of
paper tape that is drawn through two guide-tracks and over the punches
by a crank-handle.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-030. A French cased demonstration set of a Wheatstone Telegraph
and Transmitter, in a decorated case, and probably for educational
rather than practical use.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-033. A Kessinger Legacy Reprints edition of The Rev. Thomas Fothergill
Cooke’s “Authorship of the Electric Telegraph of Great
Britain or, The Brunel Award Vindicated; edited in assertion of His
Brother’s Rights by The Rev. Thomas Fothergill Cooke M.A. ”
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.1-034. A superb 1st Edition of M L'Abbé Moigno's “Traité de
Télégraphie Électrique”, published by A Franck,
Paris 1849.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.2-001. An early brass optical device, of possible stereoscopic
function, with radial dials, and double-ended telescopic section
with glass lenses and eyepieces.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.4-002. A reprint of the original article "An explanation of the Harmonic
Diagram, invented by C Wheatstone, London. Published by C Wheatstone, 436
Strand."
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.4-004. An original slip-cased Wheatstone Harmonic Diagram of 1824, in fine
condition, and with the inked labels of "State University of Iowa
Libraries, MTI-5. W56"
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.4-005. An unusual Argentinian copy of the original Wheatstone Harmonic
Diagram, called the "Transportador Tonal", made in 1942, and
"invented" by Luis Mangiavillano.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.6-004. An original Carte-de-Visite bearing a full-sized image of
Wheatstone and Co's illuminated Award documents from the 1885
International Inventions Exhibition
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.6-006. A pair of embossed and enamelled name plates for a toy British Railways
loco, with the name “Sir Charles Wheatstone” upon each.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-001. One of three large volumes of “The Harmonist”, a musical
Journal published by C Wheatstone (snr), for enthusiasts who met in
Clubs to sing Glees, Canons and Catches – a musical fashion of
the very early 1800s.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-002. One of three large volumes of “The Harmonist”, a musical
Journal published by C Wheatstone (snr), for enthusiasts who met in Clubs to
sing Glees, Canons and Catches – a musical fashion of the very
early 1800s.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-003. One of three large volumes of “The Harmonist”, a musical
Journal published by C Wheatstone (snr), for enthusiasts who met in
Clubs to sing Glees, Canons and Catches – a musical fashion of
the very early 1800s.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-004. One of two large folio-sized leather-bound volumes of “Duetts for two
Violins”, each from c1815, and each volume containing about 20 sets
of from 3 to 6 individual pieces, in paginated sets.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-005. One of two large folio-sized leather-bound volumes of “Duetts for two
Violins”, each from c1815, and each volume containing about 20 sets
of from 3 to 6 individual pieces, in paginated sets.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-006. A Kessinger Publishing“Legacy Reprint Series”
copy of “The Scientific Papers of Sir Charles Wheatstone”
originally published by Taylor and Francis, Fleet Street (London),
1879.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-007. A first edition of “Cooke and Wheatstone and the Invention of the
Electric Telegraph” by Geoffrey Hubbard, 1963. Publ:
Routledge and Kegan Paul, London EC4.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-008. A first edition of “Early Electrical Communication” by E A
Marland, 1964. Publ by Abelard-Schuman Ltd, London – New
York – Toronto. A good, well-illustrated summary of all developments
from galvanic telegraphs to the Telephone.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-009. A first edition of “Electricians and their Marvels”, by
Walter Jerrold, publ: S W Partridge & Co, London, c
1890 – 1900.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-010. A third edition of “On Sound, by John Tyndall”(professor
of Natural Philosophy in the Royal Institution), publ: Longmans,
Green & Co, London, 1875.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-011. A first edition of “The Electric Telegraph – a social and
economic history, by Jeffrey Kieve, 1973, David and
Charles, Newton abbot, 1973”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-012. A first edition, (signed by the author Prof Allan W Atlas, and
dedicated to Neil Wayne), of “The Wheatstone Concertina
in Victorian England, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.7-013. A first edition of "Gloucestershire Biographical Notes" by
Joseph Stratford, published at the Gloucester Journal, April
1887.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.8-001. This unusual transverse Flute Embouchure was made by William
Wheatstone (Charles Wheatstone’s father) at his music shop
at 128 Pall Mall (where young Charles was apprenticed for a
time).
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.8-002. A clip on silver-plated Flute Embouchure upon a boxwood and ivory flute
by Potter, London, c 1820. It was made by William Wheatstone
(Charles Wheatstone’s father) at his music shop at 128 Pall
Mall (where young Charles was apprenticed for a time).
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-001. An original “Tutor Leaflet” for the
“Wheatstone Wren Mouth Organ”, one of the first instruments
permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s as the restrictions on
non-war-related manufactures began to be relaxed after the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-002. Four “Wheatstone Wren”Mouth Organs, one of
the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s as the
restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be relaxed after
the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-003. Two “Wheatstone Wren” Mouth Organs, one of
the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s as the
restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be relaxed after
the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-004. A “Wheatstone Wren” Vamper Harmonica, one of
the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s as the
restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be relaxed after
the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-005. Three “Wheatstone Wren” Tremolo Mouth Organs,
one of the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s
as the restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be
relaxed after the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-006. Two “Wheatstone” Buddy 8-Note Mouth Organs,
one of the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s
as the restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be
relaxed after the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.9-007. Three uncased “Wheatstone” Buddy 8-Note Mouth
Organs, one of the first instruments permitted to be made by
Wheatstone’s as the restrictions on non-war-related
manufactures began to be relaxed after the war.
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.10-002. Charles Wheatstone'sPatent no 10,041. A further photocopy of
Wheatstone Patent No 10,041 dated August 1844, No 5803,
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.10-004. William Wheatstone'sPatent No 2289, dated March 1862. A
photocopy of William Wheatstone'sPatent No 2289, dated March
1862
The Concertina Museum Ref:1.2.11-001. A remarkable bellows-powered reed-testing device, from Charles
Wheatstone’s own collection at King’s College,
London.