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'.
- Materials:
- steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , copper (metal) and gutta-percha
- Object Number:
- 1986-741/1
- type:
- cable