Accession No

2799

Brief Description

posters, by the Electricity Council, English or Welsh, 1981

Origin

England or Wales

Maker

Electricity Council

Class

electrical; ephemera

Earliest Date

1981

Latest Date

1981

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 508mm; height 761mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated, The Electricity Council, England.

Inscription

2799.1:
‘ELECTRICITY SUPPLY 1881-1981’ (top)
2799.2:
‘ELECTRICITY BEFORE 1881’ (top)
2799.3:
‘ELECTRIC LIGHTING’ (top)
2799.4:
‘EARLY SUPPLY SYSTEMS’ (top)
2799.5:
‘PARSONS AND FERRANTI’ (top)
2799.6:
‘THE NATIONAL GRID’ (top)
2799.7:
‘ELECTRIC HEATING AND COOKING’ (top)
2799.8:
‘POWER IN THE HOME’ (top)
2799.9:
‘TRANSPORT’ (top)
2799.10:
‘FARMING & INDUSTRY’ (top)
2799.11:
‘COMMERCIAL & SPORT’ (top)
2799.12:
‘SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR
ELECTRIC SUPPLY’ (top)
All:
‘A CENTENARY OF SERVICE - 100 YEARS OF PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY’ (below title of each)

Description Notes

Set of 12 posters; colour; issued by the Electricity Council on its centenary; illustrating the history of the electricity supply.

Condition: good; complete.

References

Events