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Telegraph submarine cable
Summary
Object No.
K141Object Statement
Telegraph submarine cable, sample, probably used on the Banjuwangi to Darwin section of the England to Australia cable laid 1871, metal / gutta percha, maker unknown, England, c. 1870Physical Description
Telegraph submarine cable, (sample), metal / gutta percha, attributed as part of England to Australia cable, laid 1871 (Banjuwangi to Darwin section), maker unknown, England, c 1870 (OS)Telegraph submarine cable, believed to be portion of the telegraph cable between England and Australia, this section Banjuwangi to Darwin. Cable was laid in 1871, England, c. 1870 (OF).
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https://ma.as/261088Dimensions
Height
118 mmWidth
17 mmCite this Object
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