Accession No

2322

Brief Description

section of telegraph cable, 1874

Origin

Maker

Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company Limited

Class

electrical; physics

Earliest Date

1874

Latest Date

1874

Inscription Date

1874

Material

metal (copper, at least 2 white metals); organic (resin)

Dimensions

height 150mm; diameter 67mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by E.J. Wiseman, England, 03/01/1977.

Inscription

‘TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION &
MAINTENANCE COMPY. LIMITED
ATLANTIC
1874’ (ferrules)

Description Notes

Section of telegraph cable bound with white metal ferrules. Central copper core surrounded by 12 white metal cores, set in black resin. Outside this are 12 sets of 3 twisted metal cores.

Condition good; complete.

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