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.

Object Details

ID: AAB0121
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1851
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 35 mm
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