Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

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Two samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings embossed 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1865', made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1986-741
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (metal), gutta-percha and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 80 mm, 40 mm, .8 kg
type:
samples
credit:
Donated by W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited

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Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end), made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865. Cable end rings embossed with 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1865'.

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865. One cable end ring embossed with 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited'.

Materials:
steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , copper (metal) and gutta-percha
Object Number:
1986-741/2
type:
cable
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum