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| Picture No | 10216271 |
| Date | 1882 |
| Description | King's electric signal for railways 1882 |
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An electric signal for railways invented by Mr. King of Paxton, Derbyshire and exhibited at The Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition in 1882. The signal worked by passing electricity through a series of signal-posts placed along a railway line, which would activate a clock hand demonstrating the length of time elapsed between trains.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News, 18 March 1882, page 266 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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