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Submarine cable section
A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with a brass mount. The cable contains stranded copper wire covered with gutta percha. Outer covering consists of ten galvanised iron wires.
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Object details
| ID: | AAB0136 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Materials: | Metal: copper; Organic: hemp Metal: iron Organic: gutta percha |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | R. S. Newall & Co |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 150 mm |