
Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity
- maker:
- Gutta Percha Company and Tiffany and Company






Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with facsimile certificate of authenticity by Cyrus W. Field. Cable made by Glass, Elliot and Company and the Gutta-Percha Company, Greenwich, 1858. Souvenir form made by Tiffany and Company, New York, 1858.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1974-443
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and gutta-percha
- Measurements:
-
overall: 100 mm x 17 mm diameter
- type:
- cable
- credit:
- Donated by Silver Creations Limited