Photograph of a cheque for £25,000 made payable to Mr Harry Grindell Matthews

Date:
4 Dec 1915
Reference:
BL23095
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Harry Grindell Matthews (1880-1941) was an inventor, best known for his claim to have invented a "death ray" in the 1920s. This cheque was awarded by the British government, following the outbreak of the First World War, for his invention of a remotely controlled weapon against zeppelins or unmanned vehicles. The photograph was taken for the solicitors firm of Mount, Sterry and Wheeler.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Person Of Historic Interest/Notable Pers: Matthews, Harry Grindell

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

First World War