Wireless Collection

Memorial to Jack Phillips, Godalming, Surrey
Memorial to Jack George Phillips, wireless operator on RMS Titanic, Godalming, Surrey Date: 1928

Marconi radio apparatus
Marconi radio equipment on a ship. The equipment includes headphones and a Morse code key (lower centre)

WARDENCLYFFE TOWER, c1910. Wardenclyffe Tower, also known as Tesla Tower, a wireless telecommunications tower designed by Nikola Tesla in Shoreham, Long Island

John Logie Bairds experiment, showing how television transm
Sending pictures through the air. Bairds system of television transmits its wireless pictures

Bonzo adds a fifth to the quartet
Bonzo, listening to music on the radio, adds a fifth to the quartet, and starts to howl. Date: 1923

SOS message from Titanic
A wireless message received by the Russian steamer Birma from the Titanic about five minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg that sank her

Marconi radio valve. This is a Marconi transmitter valve of the type M.T.6. Marconi patented his radio equipment in 1896, founding a company in 1897 to build the new equipment

Tape recorder
Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder and Gates Radio Company modulation monitor, photographed in recording studio mock-up at Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, Pontiac, Illinois

W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, Heath Robinsons Broadcast Drawing. My Wireless Set showing an old radio. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Hat Wireless 1930S
A man tunes into his hat radio!

The Evening Wireless - Komarjan Bridge, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. The Evening Wireless - Komarjan Bridge. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Vacuuming a Wireless
Frequent cleaning of a wireless set (radio) can easily be done with use of the spare parts of a Hoover vacuum cleaner

Largest Wireless Valve
The worlds largest wireless valve, being made in a factory in Germany

Radio Caroline pirate radio ship. Radio Caroline is a British radio station
Radio Caroline pirate radio ship

Wireless officer sending a message by Morse Code from on board a ship, 1916
Wireless officer sending a message by morse code from on board a ship, 1916

RMS Republic, SS Florida and wireless-telegraphy room
RMS Republic sank on 24rd January 1909, near Nantucket, Massachusetts, after collision with SS Florida had occurred the day before

Survivors of the Empress of Ireland. 1. Mr Edward Bamford, junior wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland. 2. The Rev J. Wallet, of the United Methodist Church, Westcliff-On-Sea. 3

Tony Blackburn at twenty two (22) ex Radio One DJ disk jockey. Picture taken as Tony Blackburn completes the first ever BBC Radio One broadcast. Picture taken 1st October 1967

Princess Elizabeth first broadcast, 1940
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) making her first radio broadcast on 11 October 1940 to British children evacuated abroad to the United States and Canada. Date: 1940

Guglielmo Marconi, radio inventor
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist and inventor of the radio. Marconi patented his radio system in Britain, established the Marconis Wireless Telegraph Company in London in 1897

The New Magic: Sending Pictures by Wireless and the Unescapable Telephone, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Duties of a large bombers crew by G. H. Davis
The duties of a large bombers crew of seven during the Second World War. Every man has a special task allotted to him. Showing a 27-ton heavy bomber over its target in Germany. Date: 1942

Marconi radio apparatus
Marconi radio equipment. This is a Marconi type 31 crystal receiver for ships. Marconi patented his radio equipment in 1896, founding a company in 1897 to build the new equipment

Traffic Accident Group
A Metropolitan Police Traffic Accident Group, consisting of two Triumph motorcycles and one Wolseley 6/110 motor car, fitted with radio transmitter and loudspeaker

Portrait of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi
This is a portrait of Italian inventor, Marconi, born 1874, who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention

Communications Room on an Atlantic liner
A communications room onboard an Atlantic liner, an example of the kind that would have been on board the Titanic

Demonstration of the wireless telephone, June 1920. In the 1920s, broadcasting was still in its infancy, with radio transmitters and receivers owned only by amateur enthusiasts

Heliograph used by British army in Africa
Heliograph used in the British army in Africa, probably during the Boer War (1899-1902)

SS Lucania - Cunard
SS Lucania. This Cunarder is the first ship to be equipped with Signor Marconis wireless system : for a while she holds the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. Date: circa 1920s

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS, c1912. Telegraph operators copying messages transmitted from ships at sea, at the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company school in New York. Photograph, c1912

Princess Elizabeth broadcasting to the Empire
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) at a BBC microphone making her 21st birthday broadcast to the Empire during the Royal Tour of South Africa on 21st April 1947. Date: 1947

Villagers Gathered Around the Wireless
Villagers in Charlwood, Sussex, gathered around the wireless radio in a local pub. 1940

Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941
Fly with the RAF. Volunteer now! Heres the chance you ve been waiting for - to fly with the R.A.F be a pilot (age 18 - 30), Air Observer (18 - 32) or wireless operator/air gunner (18 - 32)

Wireless communication
MODEL RELEASED. Wireless communication. Boy using a bluetooth hands-free headset for his mobile phone

Police radio operators

John Ambrose Fleming
JOHN AMBROSE FLEMING English electrical engineer; contributed to development of telephony, electric lighting and wireless telegraphy

Communications / Radio
The Wireless Telegraphy room of an Atlantic liner

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Caucasian woman using cell phone and laptop in coffee shop

Tattooed hipster man with coffee cup using digital tablet while leaning on glass

Close-up of young woman running on a tree-lined road

Hands of tattooed man using smartphone, close-up

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Gamer girl playing console video games with wireless controller on green screen tv relaxing on couch in living room

QR on cover of Canada passport. Introduction of electronic passports in country. Barcode on documents. Reading passport QR code

beautiful woman kissing man talking on smartphone at home

Kaunas, Lithuania - 2023 September 28: EA Sports FC 24 new football video game on Playstation 5 console. Point of view. High quality photo

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor of wireless. Date: 1924

John Logie Baird transmitting a moving picture 1926
John Logie Baird adjusting the transmitter on his new invention. Date: January 1926

Senior woman wearing virtual reality simulator gesturing while siting on sofa in living room at home

Business colleagues working on laptop standing in factory

Bird's eye view of smiling woman sitting at the window at home working with laptop and file folder

Young woman kissing friend while taking selfie against clear sky

Young woman using Vr googles, reaching with her hand

Female pediatrician using smart phone while explaining through video conference in office

Smiling engineer wearing hardhat holding laptop at wind farm

Wireless telegraphy, telegraphing by means of kites, 1887, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century document, exact original date unknown, Europe

Ship's telegraph station for wireless telegraphy, 19th century

WWI British Royal Engineers of the Signal Company operating trench radio for wireless radio telegraphy during World War One

A drone is flying over a lake with trees in the background

A drone is flying over a lake with trees in the background

A drone is flying over a lake with trees in the background

A drone is flying over a lake with trees in the background

A drone with a camera flies against the backdrop of a mountain landscape

Young man using a drone to record and photograph the landscape. He holds the controller in one hand and with the other he is going to catch the drone

Young man using a drone near a lake to record and photograph the landscape

Young man using a drone to record and photograph the landscape. He holds the controller in one hand and with the other he is going to catch the drone

Young man using a drone near a lake to record and photograph the landscape

Young man using a drone to photograph and record the landscape

Young man using a drone to photograph and record the landscape

Young man using a drone to photograph and record the landscape

Young man using a drone to record and photograph the landscape. He holds the controller in one hand and with the other he is going to catch the drone

A close-up of a small and exquisite drone

A close-up of a small and exquisite drone

A close-up of a small and exquisite drone

A close-up of a small and exquisite drone

The drone is flying over the sunflower field summertime

Concepts, control and analysis of agricultural product quality by aerial drone inspection

Concepts, control and analysis of agricultural product quality by aerial drone inspection

Aerial photo from Kekesteto, TV tower in Matra, Hungary

Aerial photo from Kekesteto, TV tower in Matra, Hungary

Aerial photo from Kekesteto, TV tower in Matra, Hungary

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Wireless technology has come a long way since the days of Marconi's radio apparatus and W. Heath Robinson's ingenious contraptions. From the humble tape recorder to Bonzo adding a fifth member to the quartet, wireless innovations have revolutionized communication. One of the most iconic moments in wireless history was the SOS message sent from the ill-fated Titanic, forever etching this technology into our collective memory. During World War I, The Evening Wireless at Komarjan Bridge played a crucial role in transmitting vital information across enemy lines. Advancements continued with Marconi's radio valve and John Logie Baird's groundbreaking television transmission experiment. These pioneers paved the way for modern broadcasting as we know it today. Innovations weren't limited to just communication devices; they extended even to fashion. In the 1930s, hat wireless became all the rage, combining style with functionality. But it wasn't all about cutting-edge gadgets; sometimes mundane tasks like vacuuming could be made easier with wireless technology. Imagine effortlessly cleaning your home without worrying about tangled cords. The quest for bigger and better also drove engineers to create colossal inventions like the largest wireless valve ever built. This technological marvel pushed boundaries and expanded possibilities in ways previously unimaginable. And who can forget Wardenclyffe Tower? Also known as Tesla Tower, this ambitious project aimed to provide worldwide wireless power transmission—a concept ahead of its time that still captivates our imagination today. From early experiments by visionaries like Marconi and Baird to fashionable accessories and grandiose projects like Wardenclyffe Tower, wireless technology has shaped our world in countless ways. It continues to evolve rapidly, connecting us seamlessly across vast distances while reminding us of how far we've come from those early days of tinkering with wires and antennas.