Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856
1856
Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851
1851
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 the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858
1857-1858
Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin
1885-1895
Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851
1851
Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66
1865-1866
Dog ornament moulded from gutta percha, 1850-1900
1850-1900
Gutta-percha ear trumpet hearing aid, 1840-1910
1840-1910
Pen tray made of gutta-percha
1850-1900
10 amp. switch with fuse inside
Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points
1965-1975
Box of gutta-percha nerve canal points
1950-1965
Breast reliever
Snuff box
1815-1855
Sample of the 1865/66 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
1865
Ornamental rose made of gutta-percha
1850-1900
Stick of gutta percha temporary stopping
1890-1920
Two sticks of pink gutta percha temporary stopping
1901-1950
Gutta-percha snuff box in the form of a square-toed shoe or slipper
1801-1900
Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900
1850-1900
Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with certificate of authenticity
1858
Gutta percha circular snuff box with detachable lid
1801-1900
Gutta percha inkstand, c. 1851.
circa 1851
Metal mould for Gutta Percha plaque showing two ma
1850-1900
Box of gutta percha nerve canal points
1890-1920
Single truss
1890-1930
Specimens of submarine telegraph cables viz 1851-62: Dover to Calais 1851; Dover to Ostend 1853
1851-1862
Medicine chest used by Captain Scott
1910
Biscuit tray of gutta-percha
circa 1851
Gutta-percha bottle
circa 1950
Induction coil and smee cell
1850-1860
Varley's Lightning Protector, 1861
1861
Gutta-percha armorial moulding, 1850-1900
1850-1900
Samples of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)
1865
1866 transatlantic cable samples
1866
Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850
1850
Samples of Persian Gulf cable plus engraved label, 1863
1863
Kidney-shaped dressing bowl made from gutta-percha. Made in England
1850-1900
11 spheres of temporary stopping material
1860-1890
Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849
1848-1849
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
Breast reliever
Mould for Gutta Percha plaque
1850-1900
Single truss
1890-1930
Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, around 1891
circa 1891