1866 transatlantic cable sample
- Made:
- 1866
- manufacturer:
- Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Limited
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Sample of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866. Cable end rings embossed with ‘Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited’ and ‘Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1866’.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1986-742/2
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), gutta-percha and steel (metal)
- type:
- cable
- taxonomy:
-
- credit:
- Donated by W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited
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