Communications

With modern technology a message that took 3 months to reach the other side of the world 100 years ago, now takes 0.3 seconds! From letters, Morse code to the text message, the fast pace of technological change shaped how we live our lives and how we stay connected. Discover objects that have shaped the way we communicate today. This highlight is a supplementary resource for our Communications online education programme: motat.nz/learning/online-workshops

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Collection

Objects 14
Library 3
Pictorial 2

Images attached

Yes 19

Collection type

Technology 14
Communications 12
Telecommunication 8
Walsh Memorial Library 5
Pictorial 3
Ephemera and manuscripts 2
Computing and Digital 2
Printing and bookbinding 2
Visual Technology 1
Sound Technology 1

Maker

Telecom New Zealand Limited 2
G.E.C. (New Zealand) Ltd. 1
Agfa-Gevaert 1
J.H. Bunnell and Company 1
Philips New Zealand Limited 1
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen-Aktiengesellschaft 1
Silver and Company 1
Creed and Company Limited 1
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited 1
NEC Corporation 1
Cornell, Martin 1
Raine and McArthur (Firm) 1

Classification

Tools & Equipment for Communication 13
Telecommunication T&E 10
Telecommunication Devices 9
Communication Artefacts 5
Documentary Artefacts 5
Photograph 3
Graphic Documents 3
Telephone 3
Telegraph 3
Print, Photographic 2
Replication Equipment 1
Flash 1

Production date

Subject

New Zealand 2
General Collection 2
Radio operators 2
Radio stations 2
Amateur radio stations 2
Communications file 2
New Plymouth (New Zealand) 1
Nokia (Firm) 1
Mobile communication systems 1
Cellular telephone systems 1
Pipe, Plastic 1
Telephone stations 1

Current rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions 1
Copyright Undetermined 1

Image Orientation

portrait 10
landscape 9

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Printing Press [Heidelberg] Heidelberger Druckmaschinen-Aktiengesellschaft 1923

Desktop Computer [Dick Smith VZ300] Dick Smith Electronics Pty. Limited VTech ARLEC Australia Pty Ltd Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 1985

Flash [Agfalux] Agfa-Gevaert 1957

Morse Key Air Ministry

Memory Card 1970s

Telephone [Push Button] G.E.C. (New Zealand) Ltd.

Morse Sounder J.H. Bunnell and Company

Mobile Phone [Panasonic] Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited

Teleprinter [Tele-Typewriter] Creed and Company Limited

L E Birch, with others in the radio room, New Plymouth aerodrome, in contact with the Southern Cross, Trans-Tasman flight Raine and McArthur (Firm) 1933