Submarine cables in perspex box

Two pieces of submarine cable mounted in a perspex box. The smaller cable is cylindrical with brass mounts at each end. The core consists of seven wires. The outer sheathing consists of ten wires covered in hemp. The larger cable is cylindrical with cord wrapped round each end. The core consists of seven wires. The outer sheathing consists of ten wires individually wrapped in hemp.

Object Details

ID: AAB0770
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Great Eastern (1858)
Date made: 1866
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 170 mm x 177 mm x 77 mm
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