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Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

1899

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Pen tray made of gutta-percha

Pen tray made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

1865-1866

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Gutta-percha ear trumpet hearing aid, 1840-1910

Gutta-percha ear trumpet hearing aid, 1840-1910

1840-1910

Dog ornament moulded from gutta percha, 1850-1900

Dog ornament moulded from gutta percha, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

Gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

1820-1860

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

1885-1895

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end cable used at Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end cable used at Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Gutta-percha bottle

Gutta-percha bottle

circa 1950

Medicine chest used by Captain Scott

Medicine chest used by Captain Scott

1910

Gutta percha inkstand, c. 1851.

Gutta percha inkstand, c. 1851.

circa 1851

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Specimens of submarine telegraph cables viz 1851-62: Dover to Calais 1851; Dover to Ostend 1853

Specimens of submarine telegraph cables viz 1851-62: Dover to Calais 1851; Dover to Ostend 1853

1851-1862

Block of raw leaf gutta-percha, 1942-1945.

Block of raw leaf gutta-percha, 1942-1945.

1942-1945

Oval mirror frame of moulded gutta-percha

Oval mirror frame of moulded gutta-percha

1850-1900

Box of 'Ocobo' gutta percha golf balls

Box of 'Ocobo' gutta percha golf balls

1850-1900

Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863

Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863

1863

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

1858

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865

1866 transatlantic cable samples

1866 transatlantic cable samples

1866

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

1848-1849

Breast reliever

Breast reliever

'Ocobo' gutta-percha golf balls, one sectioned

'Ocobo' gutta-percha golf balls, one sectioned

1850-1900

Kidney-shaped dressing bowl made from gutta-percha. Made in England

Kidney-shaped dressing bowl made from gutta-percha. Made in England

1850-1900

Biscuit tray of gutta-percha

Biscuit tray of gutta-percha

circa 1851

Short length (including a joint) of submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Short length (including a joint) of submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Stick of gutta percha temporary stopping

Stick of gutta percha temporary stopping

1890-1920

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1965-1975

Ornamental rose made of gutta-percha

Ornamental rose made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Metal mould for Gutta Percha plaque showing two ma

Metal mould for Gutta Percha plaque showing two ma

1850-1900

One long specimen of submarine telegraph cable, 1851-1862

One long specimen of submarine telegraph cable, 1851-1862

1851-1862

Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861

Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861

1861

Breast reliever

Breast reliever

Gutta-percha snuff box in the form of a square-toed shoe or slipper

Gutta-percha snuff box in the form of a square-toed shoe or slipper

1801-1900

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1950-1965

Single truss

Single truss

1890-1930