Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846
- Made:
- 1846 in United Kingdom
- designer:
- Edwin Clark



Section of early underground telegraph cable, believed to have been laid from Dumfries to Portpatrick, made by Edwin Clark and Henry Muirhead, British, 1846.
This cable sample is thought to have been taken from an early telegraph cable laid underground between Dumfries and Portpatrick in Scotland. It was designed by Edwin Clark and Henry Muirhead.
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Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1989-962/1
- Materials:
- clay (unfired), gutta-percha, iron and metal (unknown)
- type:
- cable
- credit:
- Donated by Muirhead Vactric Components Limited
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