Section of Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 1865
Three-foot (0.92 Metre) length of the 1865 transatlantic telegraph cable
- Measurements:
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overall (as displayed): 505 mm x 430 mm, 1.035kg
- Materials:
- iron , copper (metal) , paper (fibre product) , bituminous material and fibre (possibly rope or thread)
- Object Number:
- 1926-637 Pt1
- type:
- telegraph cable
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum