Submarine cable section

A portion of submarine cable. Short section of cable bound recently at both ends with wire. The core consists of seven copper wires insulated with gutta percha and a layer of hemp strands. The outer sheathing consists of ten iron wires.

Object Details

ID: AAB0122
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1857
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 171 mm x 29 mm
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