ANTIQUE Telegraph Galvanometer by REID BROTHERS LONDON

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Antique Portable Telegraph Galvanometer by REID BROTHERS LONDON . William Reid & Company, 25 University Street, London, makers of scientific instruments from 1820, who became telegraph engineers, manufacturers of telegraph instruments, underground troughs, and so forth, in 1836—the oldest telegraphic engineering firm, and one of the largest such, in Britain.The firm had become Reid Brothers by 1861, comprising William Jnr, James and Robert Nichol Reid Dimensions -- 3.5inches x 3.5 inches x 2.5 inches approx. Background -- Originally used to test telegraph lines.