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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. Click to enlarge.
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Transatlantic telegraph cable presentation box

Part of a rectangular, wooden presentation box comprising a base and slide-on lid

This object is part of

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
Section of Transatlantic telegraph cable
1858

Summary

Object No.

B2158-1/2

Object Statement

Presentation box base, for section of Transatlantic telegraph cable, wood, made by Tiffany & Co, New York, New York, United States of America,1858

Physical Description

Part of a rectangular, wooden presentation box comprising a base and slide-on lid

Marks

No marks

Short URL

https://ma.as/211164

Dimensions

Height

48 mm

Width

150 mm

Depth

76 mm

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Harvard

Transatlantic telegraph cable presentation box 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 31 March 2023, <https://ma.as/211164>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/211164 |title=Transatlantic telegraph cable presentation box |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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