Submarine cable section

A section of deep-sea cable. It is cylindrical with a brass mount.The stranded copper wire surrounded by outer sheathing, a single covering of canvas tape followed by a coat of Bright and Clark's compound, then a single covering of Bright and Clark's hemps compounded. Outer sheathing of iron wires.

Object Details

ID: AAB0133
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: R. S. Newall & Co
Vessels: Elba 1854
Date made: 1855
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 75 mm
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