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Description: | Acq. No W79-112.7 William Baddeley Relic
CONTRACTORS LONDON
GLASS. ELLIOT & CO.
Piece of original Atlantic Cable. Finest ever laid which broke, & was divided afterwards between every man?
Submarine cable. Cylindrical with metal bands at either end. Section of Atlantic cable. The core consists of seven copper wires surrounded by a layer of gutta percha. The outer sheathing consists of ten galvanised iron wires covered in hemp.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Baddeley William submarine cables technology: cable laying | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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