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Submarine cable section
A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with brass mounts. The cable consists of six copper conductors covered first with india rubber and then with gutta percha and finally with hemp. The outer sheathing consists of twelve galvanised iron wires.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0128 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | R. S. Newall & Co |
| Date made: | 1853 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 150 mm x 40 mm |