Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)
- Materials:
- steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , copper (metal) and gutta-percha
- Object Number:
- 1986-741/1
- type:
- cable
Two samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865
Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings embossed 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1865', made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865.