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Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

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

1899

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

1820-1860

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Pen tray made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

1865-1866

Gutta-percha ear trumpet hearing aid, 1840-1910

1840-1910

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

1885-1895

Dog ornament moulded from gutta percha, 1850-1900

1850-1900

10 amp. switch with fuse inside

Single truss

1890-1930

Induction coil and smee cell

1850-1860

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1965-1975

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1950-1965

Stick of gutta percha temporary stopping

1890-1920

Box of gutta percha nerve canal points

1890-1920

11 spheres of temporary stopping material

1860-1890

Two sticks of pink gutta percha temporary stopping

1901-1950

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

1858

Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

1865

Breast reliever

Biscuit tray of gutta-percha

circa 1851

Gutta percha inkstand, c. 1851.

circa 1851

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

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

1850-1900

Gutta-percha bottle

circa 1950

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861

1861

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

1801-1900

Gutta percha circular snuff box with detachable lid

1801-1900

Snuff box

1815-1855

Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863

1863

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

1850

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

1851-1862

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

1848-1849

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865

1866 transatlantic cable samples

1866

Ornamental rose made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Metal mould for Gutta Percha plaque showing two ma

1850-1900

Medicine chest used by Captain Scott

1910

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1965-1975

Box of "Optimus" gutta percha temporary stopping

1920-1940

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, around 1891

circa 1891

Sample of loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, 1910

1910

Breast reliever

Box of 'Ocobo' gutta percha golf balls

1850-1900

Oval mirror frame of moulded gutta-percha

1850-1900