06-10-2019, 12:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2019, 12:09 PM by Mike Watterson.)
WWII Hellscriber. a narrow fax used on field telephones and also UHF radio from 1936. Radio Teletype was also used.
Certainly there are fax from 1851.
Domestic radio fax news after normal programs in 1930s using fax receiver on existing radio. It was more popular than mechanical TV in USA.
How old does stuff have to be to be vintage? Surely even a 1960s fax is now vintage.
18th C was start of steam age.
19th C (from 1800) was the start of the Electrical Age. Also saw typewriters, radio, cold cathode CRT, mechanical TV and colour photography before viable fountain pens.
We still rely on steam for base load electricity other than hydro.
Certainly there are fax from 1851.
Domestic radio fax news after normal programs in 1930s using fax receiver on existing radio. It was more popular than mechanical TV in USA.
How old does stuff have to be to be vintage? Surely even a 1960s fax is now vintage.
18th C was start of steam age.
19th C (from 1800) was the start of the Electrical Age. Also saw typewriters, radio, cold cathode CRT, mechanical TV and colour photography before viable fountain pens.
We still rely on steam for base load electricity other than hydro.
