What was it like before the telephone?

Three children visit a museum and see some of the ways that people used to communicate before there were telephones - with beacons, flags, mail coaches, the pony express and the telegraph. They start to discover what life was like in the days before the telephone brought instant communication.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Paul Humphrey
Age5-7, 7-11
Published1993
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Shelf referenceA 372.358 HUM
ISN/ISBN9780237513375
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8t9u

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