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      John Bull
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      Get Them On The Blower

      Long Branch Mike
      February 14, 2015
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      A Typeface For The Underground

      John Bull
      May 10, 2014
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      May 9, 2014
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      The Gaming Diaries of Jordan Mechner

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      John Bull
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Long Branch Mike

Mike is a Canadian transportoholic, history lover and anglophile. When not writing for Lapsed Historian he can often be found on London Reconnections where he is both a semi-regular author and Chief Moderator.

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Get Them On The Blower

Long Branch Mike
February 14, 2015
Design & Tech, Longform
21 Comments
Pneumatic messaging blows cylindrical carriers in tubes, carrying messages and small items in closed systems, which were pioneered and developed in London in the 1850's, ironically to support a new electric...

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