[Letter Opener].
THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED.
Published by London, 1891
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Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1891 calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless. The map beautifully and succsinctly illustrates the company's numeorus telegraph lines. Amoung the more unusual are from Candahar to Calcutta, Shanghai to Yunnan (Tibet), and New York to Pernambaco. Seller Inventory # 81151
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Title: [Letter Opener].
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1891
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[Letter Opener].
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London 50 & 11 Old Broad Street, 1888
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Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
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Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1888 [undated] calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless. The map beautifully and succsinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines. Seller Inventory # 81153
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[Letter Opener].
Published by
London 50 & 11 Old Broad Street, 1892
Used
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Letter opener with printed world map on both sides, 1892 calendar printed on handle. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless. The map beautifully and succinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines. Seller Inventory # 81152
Quantity: 1 available
[Letter Opener].
Published by
London 50 & 11 Old Broad Street, 1887
Used
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Letter opener with printed map on the recto, and an 1887 calendar on the verso. The Eastern Telegraph Company (ETC), founded in 1872 by John Pender, was born out of the merger of four telegraph companies. The new company would become the largest cable operating company in the world. At its peak it operated 160,000 nautical miles of cables. He became Chairman of the company on its formation and held the position until his death in 1896. The company would eventually become Cable and Wireless. The map beautifully and succinctly illustrates the companies numeorus telegraph lines, and shows a curious skewed projection in which the northern tip of Australia is shown parallel to Provence! Seller Inventory # 81148
Quantity: 1 available