Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable
- PART OF:
- Three cable specimens, 1800-1949
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Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable, Glass, Elliot and Company, Greenwich, 1857-8. Plaque on cable reads 'Silvertown Telegraph Works'
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1949-308/2
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and cord
- Measurements:
-
overall: 60 mm x diameter 15 mm, .06 kg
- type:
- cable
- credit:
- King's College London
