Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846
- Made:
- 1846 in United Kingdom
- designer:
- Edwin Clark
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1989-962/1: Section of early underground telegraph cable, believed to have been laid from Dumfries to Portpatrick, made
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Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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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Science Museum: Information Age Gallery: Cable
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Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1989-962/1
- Materials:
- clay (unfired), gutta-percha, iron, metal (unknown)
- type:
- cable
- credit:
- Donated by Muirhead Vactric Components Limited
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