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sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea portion of first transatlantic telegraph cable, manufactured by Glass, Elliot and Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1857-58. With outer wire armouring wound with a left-hand lay.

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, 1956

Telecommunications

1956

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, intermediate type or shore portion, made by Submarine Cables Limited, Erith, London, England, 1956.

Atlantic Telegraph Cable Souvenir, 1873

Telecommunications

1873-1920

Section of submarine telegraph cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1873-1920. The cable was laid in 1873 and recovered 1906. It is encrusted with marine growth.

OALC4 DA fibre optic submarine cable, 1999

Telecommunications

1999

17 mm OALC4 DA fibre optic submarine cable, made by Alcatel Submarine Networks, 1999. One end telescoped to show structure

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Telecommunications

1863-7

Sectioned sample of gutta percha insulated cable in cast iron pipe, from Gloucester, unknown maker, British, 1863-1867.

Five pair PVC insulated and sheathed armoured interphone cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Five pair PVC insulated and sheathed armoured interphone cable, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Section of cross-Channel telephone cable, 1897

Telecommunications

1897

Section of cross-Channel telephone cable, unknown maker, Europe, 1897.

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

Telecommunications

1850

Portion of the first submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, made by the Gutta Percha Company, Islington, London, England, 1850.

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Specimen of Dover to Calais telegraph cable showing corrosion, made by R S Newall and Company, Millwall, London, England, 1851

sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable mounted on wooden presentation block, made by Glass, Elliot and Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1857-1858.

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep sea type, 1956

Telecommunications

1956

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep-sea type, made by Submarine Cables Limited, Erith, London, England, 1956.

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, made by R S Newall and Company, Birkenhead and Greenwich, England, 1857-1858

section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Piece of the original telegraph line laid down between Euston Square and Camden Town, made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, England, 1837.

submarine cable laid across the River Medina, 1878

Telecommunications

1878

Submarine telegraph cable laid across the River Medina, Isle of Wight, 1878, recovered 1977. Believed used in A.G. Bell's telephone experiment between Cowes and Osborne House.

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Telecommunications

1856

Specimen of early telegraph cables laid in Birmingham in 1856, unearthed in 1898, unknown maker, British, 1856. 12 gutta-percha covered copper wires, each wire being around 1.67mm in diameter, making it most likely a No. 16 gauge wire of the period. The gutta-percha covering makes each wire 5.6mm in diameter

Specimen of TAT3 cable, 1963

Telecommunications

1963

Telescoped specimen of the TAT3 armourless submarine cable, made by Standard Telephones and Cables, Southampton, England, 1963

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Short length (including a joint) of the original Cross-Channel submarine telegraph cable laid on 28th August 1850 between Dover and Calais. Cable originally made by Gutta Percha Company, Islington, London, England, 1850.

Audio trunk cable specimen, 1925-1935

Telecommunications

1925-1935

Telescopic audio cable trunk specimen of four screened pairs plus 352 modern trunk cable, mounted on wood base, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, London, England, 1925-1935.

Specimens of Pacific cable in glazed presentation case, 1902-1923

Telecommunications

1902-1923

Specimens of Pacific cable laid between Vancouver Island and Fanning Island, cables made by Telephone Construction and Maintenance Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1902. In glazed presentation case, unknown maker, British, 1902-1923

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Telecommunications

1865-1866

Sample of transatlantic cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1865-66

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Telecommunications

1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, believed to have been laid from Dumfries to Portpatrick, made by Edwin Clark and Henry Muirhead, British, 1846.

coil of 7mm fibre optic cable on cable drum, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

Coil of 7 mm fibre optic cable, wound on to a cable drum, as used on the Hitchin-Stevenage fibre optic telephone link, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Harlow, Essex, England, 1977

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Specimen of Crampton's Dover and Calais telegraph cable, laid in 1851 and remained in use until 1875, made by R S Newall and Company, Millwall, London, England, 1851

Specimen of television cable, 1936

Telecommunications

1936

Specimen of twin-wire balanced lead-covered television cable with conductors kinked at intervals, made by Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd, Woolwich, London, SE18, British, 1936.

pair PVC insulated and sheathed cable, steel wire armour, 1930-1962

Telecommunications

1930-1962

Pair PVC insulated and sheathed, steel wire armour lightweight colliery telephone cable, unknown maker, 1930-1962

Coaxial cable, twelve pairs, 1950-1969

Telecommunications

1950-1969

Cable containing twelve coaxial pairs each capable of carrying one television channel, of 960 unidirectional telephone channels (two pairs used to provide for 960 two-way conversations), sheathed with lead alloy to General Post Office specification, unknown maker, 1950-1969

loaded submarine telegraph cable, 1926

Telecommunications

1926

Loaded submarine telegraph cable, 1925 contract (type D) deep sea cable, Fanning Island to Suva (Fiji) section, made by Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, England, 1926

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

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushehr in the laying of the Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Telecommunications

1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable 25cm long, stated by donor to be from Norddeich-Norderney section of Norddeich-Lowestoft (Reuter), core made by Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, cable manufactured by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1866

Aluminium conductor cable, 1939-1969

Telecommunications

1939-1969

Telescoped cellular polythene insulated aluminium conductor cable with interstices filled with water repellent compound, sheathed with polythene, unknown maker, 1939-1969.

Polythene insulated copper conductor cable, 1939-1969

Telecommunications

1939-1969

Polythene insulated copper conductor cable, constructed to Western Electric Company (USA) specification, unknown maker, 1939-1969. Sheathed with aluminium and polythene with an integrally sheathed steel strand to carry the weight of the cable when mounted on poles.

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Thirty pair self supporting polythene telephone distribution cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Thirty pair self supporting polythene telephone distribution cable, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, British, 1962

Two-hundred pair PVC insulated and armoured telephone cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Two hundred pair PVC insulated and armoured telephone cable, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Non-loaded earth core Pacific cable, 1926

Telecommunications

1926

Non-loaded earth core from the Suva-Fanning Island section of the Pacific Cable of 1926 ( Shore-end), made by Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, probably Woolwich, London, England, 1926

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

Telecommunications

1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushehr (Bushire) in the laying of the Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Seventy five pair polythene insulated and sheathed distribution cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Seventy five pair polythene insulated and sheathed distribution cable, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Long distance voice frequency polythene insulated cable, 1930-1962

Telecommunications

1930-1962

Long distance voice frequency polythene insulated and sheathed twenty seven star quad cable, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, British, 1930-1962

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland

Telecommunications

1904

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland, unknown maker, 1904

Coaxial cable sample, 1948-1967

Telecommunications

1948-1967

Telescoped sample of long-distance coaxial cable "KxFk 32 b 1 W cu" (telescoped sample), made by Telefunken, Germany, 1948-1967. Corrugated metal sheathed cable.

Sixteen pair self supporting rural distribution cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Sixteen pair self supporting rural distribution cable, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Continuously loaded transmission core Pacific cable, 1926

Telecommunications

1926

Continuously Loaded Transmission Core from the Suva-Fanning Island section of the Pacific Cable of 1926 (Shore-end), made by Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, probably Woolwich, London, England, 1926

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company Limited, North Woolwich, London, England, 1863

Thirty pair PVC insulated and sheathed armoured cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Thirty pair PVC insulated and sheathed armoured supervisory control cable, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Hundred and fifty cable, 1933-1969

Telecommunications

1933-1969

Hundred and fifty cable, polythene insulated and sheathed with steel wire armouring, unknown maker, British, 1933-1969

Fibre optic telephone cable, 1966-1983

Telecommunications

1966-1983

Specimen of fibre-optic submarine telephone cable, telescoped at one end, with steel armouring and polyethylene sheathing, unknown maker, probably British, 1966-1983

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

Telecommunications

1865

Specimen of 1865 Atlantic cable, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1865

Polythene insulated copper conductor cable, 1939-1969

Telecommunications

1939-1969

Polythene insulated copper conductor cable in units each of 50 or 100 pairs; sheathed with aluminium and polythene, unknown maker, 1939-1969

1500-pair exchange area cable, 1969

Telecommunications

1969

1500-pair exchange area cable, with dry paper insulation and copper conductor cable suitable for subscriber-exchange circuits, made to Western Electric Company (USA) specification, unknown maker, 1969. Sheathed with aluminium, steel and polythene, and constructed in units each of 100 pairs.