Set of seven cable samples and corresponding cable stubs

Set of seven cable samples and corresponding cable stubs

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Set of seven cable samples and corresponding cable stubs
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of seven cable samples and corresponding cable stubs, some used in Manchester by the Universal Private Telegraph Company and made in around 1865.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
Y1999.2.6
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Measurements:
stubs: 37 mm,
samples: 245 mm, 20 mm,
type:
telegraph cable
credit:
British Telecommunications Museum