Section of the First Transatlantic Cable with Certificate, 1858
THF169107 / Section of the First Transatlantic Cable with Certificate, 1858
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transatlantic cable
Subject Date
1858
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
39.43.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 4 in (cable)
Diameter: 0.75 in (cable)
Height: 7.875 in (framed certificate)
Width: 6 in (framed certificate)
Length: 0.375 in (framed certificate)
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This sheet music celebrates the first transatlantic cable. The ships depicted are the USS Niagara and HMS Agamemnon. These vessels met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, spliced their cable payloads together, and set off to separate shores in Ireland and Canada. The man at center is likely Cyrus W. Field, financier of the first and second transatlantic cables.