Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable, Glass

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Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable, Glass
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Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable, Glass, Elliot and Company, Greenwich, 1865.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1949-308/1
Materials:
metal (unknown) and cord
Measurements:
overall: 73 mm x 29 mm diameter, .1 kg
type:
cable
credit:
King's College London