Letters to Edward Riddle from his brother-in-law Francis (Frank) Robert Lucas an engineer with the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd on technical aspects of cable laying
Six letters dated 1870-1888 to Edward Riddle from his brother-in-law Francis (Frank) Robert Lucas, an engineer with the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd. The letters cover technical aspects of cable laying such as the loading of the cable ship and the mechanisms used for paying-out cable. They also discuss the laying of cables between Germany and Norway, Mozambique and Zanzibar, New Zealand, and the political issues with laying a cable to South Africa. Lucas also wrote describing the use of his patented grapnel for lifting and cutting cables.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RID/3/2/1; REG23/000002.4 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (6 letters) |
| Date made: | 1870-11-15 - 1888-12-28 |
| Creator: | Lucas, Francis Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters to Edward Riddle from his brother-in-law Francis (Frank) Robert Lucas an engineer with the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd on technical aspects of cable laying (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/1)
- Letters dated 1880 and 1888 from the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd. to Edward Riddle (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/2)
- Eastern Telegraph Co. Ltd. printed diary for 1896, with ‘E. Riddle’ printed on the cover (Manuscript) (RID/3/2/3)
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