Boxed set of submarine cable samples

Boxed set of Atlantic Telegraph cable sample lengths and cross sections from 1858, 1865 and 1866, made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited. Samples mounted on blue velvet in a glazed mahogany box.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0001
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Boxed set of submarine cable samples