Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

Made:: 1865 in Greenwich

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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.

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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

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Cable specimen from the 1865 transatlantic cable

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