Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable

Made:: 1857-1858 in Greenwich

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Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable, Glass
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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'

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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

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Cable specimen from the 1857-1858 transatlantic cable

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