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Submarine cable section
A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical and mounted with brass The core consists of nine copper wires individually served with hemp, tar, india rubber and pitch? packed with jute. Outer sheathing consists of twenty-two galvanised iron wires. Smooth outer surface - hemp and tar?
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0147 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Siemens Brothers and Co Ltd, London |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 127 x 18 mm |