More Info →David Edward Hughes (b.1831 - d.1900)

Object type:Image

Description: Printed below portrait on original print - (c) David Edward Hughes (1831 – 1900)

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Mr David Edward Hughes (b.1831 – d.1900) 1 B&W photo print

1855 patent for type-printing telegraph instrument. 1878 invented the carbon microphone (important for telephony).

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”