1866 transatlantic cable samples

1866 transatlantic cable samples

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Two samples of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866.

Samples of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings embossed "Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited" and "Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1866", made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1986-742
Materials:
copper (alloy), gutta-percha and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 40 mm diameter, .4kg
type:
samples
credit:
Donated by W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited

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1866 transatlantic cable sample

1866 transatlantic cable sample

Sample of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866. Cable end rings embossed with ‘Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited’ and ‘Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1866’.

Materials:
steel (metal) , copper (alloy) and gutta-percha
Object Number:
1986-742/1
type:
cable
1866 transatlantic cable sample

1866 transatlantic cable sample

Sample of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866. Cable end rings embossed with ‘Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited’ and ‘Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1866’.

Materials:
steel (metal) , copper (alloy) and gutta-percha
Object Number:
1986-742/2
type:
cable
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum