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Submarine cable section
Submarine cable. Cylindrical section of submarine cable consisting of a central core of seven copper conductors compounded first with india rubber, then a layer of gutta percha and finally tarred hemp. The outer sheathing consists of ten galvanised iron wires.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0121 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1851 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 35 mm |