[GreenKeys] Historic journalism and teleprinters

[Roy Morgan]

On Jan 4, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Sam Hallas <s.hallas at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> A friend sent me the attached photo which is stated as being of the Wire Room in the Bradford (UK) offices of the Telegraph and Argus local newspaper. Taken about 1968.
> 
> Note the bank of receive only machines on the right and what looks like a wire-photo machine being loaded in the distance.
> 
> Anybody know what the curious ladder-like device is in the centre? Is it some sort of document carrier conveyor?

That is my guess also.  Any urgent news item would be whisked off to the writers/editors by the conveyor belt.

Note that the picture is from the time when all men wore ties to work.

And, the calendar on the wall does not show cheesecake damsels.

Roy

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