Submarine cable section

A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with a brass mount. The core is surrounded by an outer sheathing, a single covering of canvas tape foloowed by a coat of Bright and Clark's compound then a single covering of the above hemps compounded.

Object Details

ID: AAB0139
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: R. S. Newall & Co
Date made: 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 154 mm