1866 transatlantic cable sample
- Made:
- 1866
- manufacturer:
- Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Limited

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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