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Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

1820-1860

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

1899

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

1865-1866

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Pen tray made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

1885-1895

Gutta-percha ear trumpet hearing aid, 1840-1910

1840-1910

Dog ornament moulded from gutta percha, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

1865

10 amp. switch with fuse inside

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1965-1975

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity

1858

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1950-1965

Snuff box

1815-1855

Gutta percha inkstand, c. 1851.

circa 1851

Box of gutta percha nerve canal points

1890-1920

Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

1865

1866 transatlantic cable samples

1866

Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863

1863

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

1850

Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861

1861

Induction coil and smee cell

1850-1860

Ornamental rose made of gutta-percha

1850-1900

Biscuit tray of gutta-percha

circa 1851

Gutta-percha bottle

circa 1950

Stick of gutta percha temporary stopping

1890-1920

Two sticks of pink gutta percha temporary stopping

1901-1950

Breast reliever

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

1801-1900

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

1850-1900

Gutta percha circular snuff box with detachable lid

1801-1900

Metal mould for Gutta Percha plaque showing two ma

1850-1900

11 spheres of temporary stopping material

1860-1890

Single truss

1890-1930

Medicine chest used by Captain Scott

1910

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

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

Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, around 1891

circa 1891

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

1910

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

1850

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points

1965-1975

Ear trumpet hearing aid

1801-1900

Base and most of the side of a snuff box well

1800-1870