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Description: | DOVER & OSTEND
R.S. Newall & Co Birkenhead
Submarine cable. Cylindrical, brass mount. Cable contains six copper wires, each one covered with two layers of gutta percha. These six insulated conductors are laid together and the interstices are filled with strands of tarred hemp. The outer covering consists of twelve galvanised iron wires.
Inscription. Brass mount.
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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