Section of first telegraph cable, 1837
- maker:
- CHARLES WHEATSTONE and William Fothergill Cooke
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Piece of the original telegraph line laid down between Euston Square and Camden Town, made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, England, 1837.
This is a piece of the original telegraph line laid down by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, between Euston Square and Camden Town in 1837. It was dug up about 30 years later.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1867-37
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 52 mm x 63 mm x 305 mm, .26 kg
- type:
- cable
- credit:
- Donated by the Electric and International Telegraph Company
