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B2158-1 Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, and presentation box, copper / brass / wood, made by Glass, Elliot & Co, Greenwich, London, England / Tiffany & Co, New York, New York, United States of America, 1858. Click to enlarge.
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  • Image 7 of 11, B2158-1 Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, and presentation box, copper / brass / wood, made by Glass, Elliot & Co, Greenwich, London, England / Tiffany & Co, New York, New York, United States of America, 1858. Click to enlarge
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Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable

A section of cable, comprising a series of interlaced metal cables with copper core and insulation which are brass bound at the ends and in the middle. The middle brass ring is engraved with the following 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE / ...GUARANTEED BY... / TIFFANY & Co / BROADWAY. NEW YORK. 1858'.

A rectangular, wooden presentation box comprising a base and slide-on lid which features the following text 'ORIGINAL TRANSATLANTIC CABLE / 1858 / GUARANTEED BY / Tiffany & Co.'

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Segment of the original transatlantic cable
1858

Parts of this object

B2158-1/1 Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, copper / brass, made by Glass, Elliot & Co, Greenwich, London, England, 1858
Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable
1858
B2158-1/2 Presentation box base, for section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, wood, made by Tiffany & Co, New York, New York, United States of America,1858
Transatlantic telegraph cable presentation box
1858

Summary

Object No.

B2158-1

Object Statement

Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, and presentation box, copper / brass / wood, made by Glass, Elliot & Co, Greenwich, London, England / Tiffany & Co, New York, New York, United States of America, 1858

Physical Description

A section of cable, comprising a series of interlaced metal cables with copper core and insulation which are brass bound at the ends and in the middle. The middle brass ring is engraved with the following 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE / ...GUARANTEED BY... / TIFFANY & Co / BROADWAY. NEW YORK. 1858'.

A rectangular, wooden presentation box comprising a base and slide-on lid which features the following text 'ORIGINAL TRANSATLANTIC CABLE / 1858 / GUARANTEED BY / Tiffany & Co.'

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