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Submarine cable laid across the River Medina, Isle of Wight, 1878

Telecommunications

1878

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

Telecommunications

1850

Hundred star quad signalling cable, 1930-1962

Telecommunications

1930-1962

Engraved plate, around 1891

Telecommunications

c. 1891

British Telecom "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, 1984

Telecommunications

1984

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

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Data cable for the mimic board

Electricity Supply

Length of armoured coaxial submarine cable, recovered from sea bed kinked and damaged, unknown maker, 1880-1980

Armoured coaxial submarine cable, recovered from sea bed, 1880-1980

Telecommunications

1880-1980

Three-foot length of telegraph cable for use in the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph system, cased, unknown maker, England, 1837

Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph cable, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Two hundred quad signalling cable, 1930-1962

Telecommunications

1930-1962

London-Birmingham co-axial cable specimens, 1935-1936

Telecommunications

1935-1936

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

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

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, London, 1889-1892. The laying of the cable was completed on 4 February 1892. Marked "W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Ld London"

cable sample, mounted and telescoped, 1889-1892

Telecommunications

1889-1892

1866 transatlantic cable sample

Telecommunications

1866

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

Telecommunications

1850

Armoured coaxial submarine cable, recovered from sea bed, 1880-1980

Telecommunications

1880-1980

Sectioned Telephone Cable

Telecommunications

1900-1920

Portion of first underground cable laid in London, unknown maker, London, England, 1844

portion of first underground cable laid in London, 1844

Telecommunications

1844

Data cable for the mimic board

Electricity Supply

Seven short specimens of submarine telegraph cables, manufactured by various companies (R S Newall and Company; Glass, Elliot and Company; Wilkins and Weatherly), England, 1851-1862

Specimens of submarine telegraph cable, 1851-1862

Telecommunications

1851-1862

Piece of telegraph cable, c. 1869

Telecommunications

c.1869

1800 pair polythene insulated and sheathed telephone cable, 1930-1962

Telecommunications

1930-1962

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

Telecommunications

1846

Cold-device cable, from Model 362 Gene Scanner, United States, 1989

Collection Unassigned

1989

Data cable for the mimic board

Electricity Supply

BI & H electricity supply cable

Electricity Supply

1911

Sample of 1866 transatlantic cable (shore end) with end rings, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866. Cable end rings embossed with ‘Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited’ and ‘Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End 1866’.

1866 transatlantic cable sample

Telecommunications

1866

Computer Technology Ltd Cable

Computing & Data Processing

1972

Computer Technology Cable

Computing & Data Processing

1972

Mounted sample of 1858 Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858-1900

Telecommunications

1858-1900

Sample of flat two-fibre optical cable, 1974

Telecommunications

1974

Cable sample, mounted and telescoped, around 1891

Telecommunications

c. 1891

Section, of first London underground cable, on wood mount with a brass plaque, and two brass screws

Telecommunications

Power cable

Printing & Writing

1990

Sample of 1858 Atlantic submarine cable with facsi

Telecommunications

1858

Cable loom for linking electronics bays that make up an analogue mobile phone base station using the Total Access Communication System (TACS), manufactured by Motorola, 1980-1985

cable loom for analogue mobile phone base station, 1980-1985

Telecommunications

1980-1985

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Telecommunications

1865

Mini-DIN connector, from Model 362 Gene Scanner, United States, 1989

Collection Unassigned

1989

Specimen of 954 core telescoped cable, on wood base, 1880-1930

Telecommunications

1880-1930

Cable containing six coaxial cores plus interstice, 1880-1962

Telecommunications

1880-1962

Exchange area cable, 1880-1962

Telecommunications

1880-1962

Two screws from a portion of first underground cable laid in London

Telecommunications

1844-1923

Set of Interconnecting Cables, for Elliott/NRDC 401 Computer MkI, c. 1953

interconnecting cables

Computing & Data Processing

Cable from low power transportable radio transmitter in teak case, 1920-1930

Radio Communication

1920-1930

Data cable for the mimic board

Electricity Supply

Data cable for the mimic board

Electricity Supply

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end), made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865. Cable end rings embossed with 'Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited' and 'Contractors. London Atlantic Shore End. 1865'.

Sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end)

Telecommunications

1865

Electricity supply cable

Electricity Supply

Two serial cables for Kodak Digital Science DC20 digital imaging camera, 1996. One cable for Mac, other for PC.

Two serial cables for Kodak Digital Science DC20 digital imaging camera

Photographic Technology

1996

Cold-device cable, from Model 362 Gene Scanner, United States, 1989

Collection Unassigned

1989