Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846
- Measurements:
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overall: 1.2 kg
- Materials:
- iron , gutta-percha , clay (unfired) and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- 1989-962/1
- type:
- cable
Section of underground telegraph cable with case, 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.