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Submarine cable section
A portion of deep-sea cable. It is cylindrical with a brass mount. The stranded copper wire surrounded by outer sheathing, a single covering of canvas tape followed by a coat of Bright and Clark's compound, then a single covering of Bright and Clark's hemps compounded.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0132 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | R. S. Newall & Co |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 70 mm |