Export bar placed on John Logie Baird archive in effort to keep it in UK
by Press Association from Technology | The Guardian on (#CTM5)
Historic 'treasure trove' of materials linked to TV pioneer is at risk of being exported from Britain unless a buyer can be found
An export bar has been placed on an archive from John Logie Baird's first transmission of trans-Atlantic television pictures in the hope that it will prevent the materials - which include the first use of the acronym TV - leaving the UK.
A UK buyer will need to match the 78,750 asking price for the archive, described as a "treasure trove" of materials, for it to remain in Britain.
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