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Subject:
1950s/60s era tourist map poster displays with roller selectors?
From:
martin dodge <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
Date:
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:40:28 +0100
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Hello
I am interested if anyone on the list remembers city centre tourist maps, 
displayed on large poster boards in public places from the 1950s/60s era.

A colleague mentioned that he remembers them in Manchester and they included 
some kind of roller-pulley system that allowed people to move a selection 
pointer around on the map.

I think the attached photograph might be showing what this kind of map but its 
not very clear. Its also online at
http://www.gmlives.org.uk/imu/request.php?request=Multimedia&method=fetch&key=4869


Any information gratefully received.

many thanks
Martin Dodge


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