Copper power cable casing from Deptford Power Station

Made:
circa 1890
Copper power cable casing from Deptford Power Station

Copper power cable casing from Deptford Power Station
Science Museum Group
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Copper power cable casing from Deptford Power Station. Includes three sections; 1. one long copper and metal tube with cone shaped end, 2. a shorter piece with cross-sectioned end which appears to made of compressed paper, 3. one short copper tube which slides into part 2.

Details

Category:
Collection Unassigned
Object Number:
YINH.112
Materials:
copper (metal), metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall (part 3): 260 mm
overall (part 2): 430 mm
overall (part 1): 900 mm
type:
power cable