Accession No

4485

Brief Description

telegraph cable, late 19th century - early 20th century

Origin

Maker

Class

electrical; physics

Earliest Date

1865

Latest Date

1940

Inscription Date

Material

leather; metal; copper; felt; ceramic; packing material

Dimensions

height 223mm; diameter 100mm;

Special Collection

Provenance

Gifted by the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, on 06/09/1994.

Inscription

Description Notes

Cain cable casing enclosing three separate cables of differing lengths. Casing has been covered in leather and given a felt base.

Condition - good; complete

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