Case Containing Sample Cables Evaluated for the First Transatlantic Telegraph, circa 1858
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Artifact Overview
Richard Atwood Glass and George Elliot created Glass, Elliot and Company to produce wire for the first transatlantic submarine communication cable of 1858. The company produced 1250 miles of cable for the first transatlantic cable, establishing international, near-instant, same-day communication and information sharing. These samples were possibly used to demonstrate the wire's capabilities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sample
Date Made
circa 1858
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.181.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John A. Davidson Jr. in memory of his wife, Judith S. Davidson.
Material
Metal
Wire
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Cloth
Color
Gray (Color)
Gold (Color)
Brown
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2 in (Case)
Width: 13.5 in (Case)
Length: 11 in (Case)
Inscriptions
on metal plate on lid:
R. A. Glass, Esq. / THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH / Specimens of the various component / PARTS OF THE CABLE / FEBY. 1858.
on paper key inside lid:
CONTENTS / I. Copper Wire... ... Seven of which form the Electrical Conductor. / [... ] XV. Single Wire... ... of ditto,
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