Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island

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Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island
Science Museum Group Collection
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Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland, unknown maker, 1904

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1986-743
Materials:
copper (alloy), metal (unknown) and tar
Measurements:
overall: 25 mm 55 mm, .18 kg
type:
cable
credit:
Donated by W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works Co. Ltd.