An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791–1872) and an illustration of his electric telegraph. Morse was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791–1872) and an illustration of his electric telegraph. Morse was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. This card is from a 1929 set entitled 'Scientific Inventions and Discoveries' (35 cards in the series). The firm of R and J Hill Cigarettes was established on Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London in the 1700s. In the twentieth century the company issued cards with their Sunripe and Spinet Oval cigarettes. The firm expanded to include H Archer and Co and issued cards, like this set, under 'The Spinet House' brand. The company no longer exists.
Size: 1964px × 3307px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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