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Shuttle telegraph mast collar
An iron collar from a shutter telegraph mast from Beacon Hill, South Harting, now in West Sussex. It formed part of the chain between London and Portsmouth built in 1796. A hexagonal iron collar, hinged in two places, with four eye rings on the sides. Closed with a wedge-shaped pin.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0768 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Telegraph mast collar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1796 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 185 mm x 528 mm x 460 mm |