Transatlantic Cable, 1882
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Artifact Overview
This cable is part of a display of transatlantic telegraph cables dating from 1858-1928. This cable section was part of a system laid from Sennen Cove, England and Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1882.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transatlantic cable
Date Made
1882
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.33.1.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wire
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 12 in
Diameter: 1 in
Inscriptions
stamped in black on ferrule:
1882
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