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Submarine cable section
A portion of submarine cable. Short section of cable bound recently at both ends with wire. The core consists of seven copper wires insulated with gutta percha and a layer of hemp strands. The outer sheathing consists of ten iron wires.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0122 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 171 mm x 29 mm |