Engine Room, Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyanc 1861
Engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube and related engines over a quarter of a mile of irregular ground. The company's intention was to link London's Post offices and railway stations with a network of underground pneumatic tubes
Picture No
10216661
Media ID
46022655
Size
5998px x 3633px
(8.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 24 August 1861, page 178
Date
1861
Pick your License
Battersea Conveyance Experimental Intention Irregular Link Network Parcel Pneumatic Related Setup Tubes
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > ILN





























