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Description: | A PART OF THE ATLANTIC SUBMARINE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH CABLE MANUFACTURED BY MESSRS GLASS. ELLIOT & CO.LONDON
L3(4) M58/3 Section of Atlantic Cable by Glass, Elliot & Co
Submarine cable. Cylindrical with metal bands at either end and in the middle. Section of Atlantic cable, the core consists of seven copper wires covered with layers of gutta percha and then a cushion of tarred jute. The outer sheathing consists of eighteen, galvanised iron wires of seven strands each, twenty-two gauge.
Inscription. AQN: Gillingham Central Library (owner).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | submarine cables technology: cable laying | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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