Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable
Object No. B2158-1/1
Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, copper / brass, made by Glass, Elliot & Co, Greenwich, London, England, 1858
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Summary
Physical Description
A section of cable, comprising a series of interlaced metal cables with copper core and insulation which are brass bound at the ends and in the middle. The middle brass ring is engraved with the following 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE / ...GUARANTEED BY... / TIFFANY & CO. / BROADWAY. NEW YORK. 1858'.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter
18 mm
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
27 September 1974
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