Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link

Made:
1898
Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link

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Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Specimen of telephone cable from the London to Birmingham link, 1898. Consists of forty pairs of paper insulated copper wires bound in lead outer cladding.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
2014-440
Materials:
lead (metal), copper (metal) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 900 mm 15 mm, 9.28 kg
type:
cable sample
credit:
Unknown source