The Telectroscope is
produced by:
In partnership with:
- Tiscali UK – Information, entertainment, broadband, email and internet access.
- Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
With additional support from:
With special thanks to:
- Twofour Digital
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Artist’s Minumental
The artist has created two limited-edition Minumental Telectroscopes especially for this event.
Each is individually cast in brass and contains a Stanhope Peep. Stanhopes – tiny magnifying lenses - were hugely popular in Victorian times and were often mounted in jewellery or other objects to commemorate achievements or mark anniversaries. The Stanhope inside Paul St George’s Minumental enables the viewer to peep through a small hole and see either Tower Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge, just as in the original Monumental artwork.
Each beautifully packaged Minumental Telectroscope comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, and costs £175 + £7 shipping to anywhere in the world.
Read about Paul St George’s other Minumentals.
Souvenir Box of Delights
As a keepsake, Artichoke has produced a souvenir “box of delights”. Each box contains a set of postcards, a pencil and a commemorative edition of the amazing story of Alexander Stanhope St George, the original inventor of the Telectroscope and the transatlantic tunnel. The story and postcards are beautifully illustrated by Felix Bennett.
The souvenir box is available for £8.50 + £2.25 shipping.
The Telectroscope Minumental
Amazing discoveries…
This blow torch was discovered when the transatlantic tunnel was reopened a few years ago. It would have belonged to one of the original workforce, many of whom came from Liverpool.