1500-pair exchange area cable, 1969

Made:: 1969 in unknown place

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1500-pair exchange area cable, with dry paper insulation and copper conductor cable suitable for subscriber-exchange circuits, made to Western Electric Company (USA) specification, unknown maker, 1969. Sheathed with aluminium, steel and polythene, and constructed in units each of 100 pairs.

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Category:: Telecommunications

Object Number:: 1969-346

Materials:: paper (fibre product), copper (alloy), aluminium (metal), steel (metal) and polyethylene (polythene)

Measurements:: overall: 235 mm, 70 mm, 1.42 kg

type:: cable

credit:: Donated by British Insulated Callender's Cables Limited

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1500-pair exchange area cable, 1969

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