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- Machine Used to Strand Transatlantic Cable, 1860-1865 - Laying telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in the 1860s was a huge undertaking. This massive cable stranding machine was used in Greenwich, England, to wind together the different elements of the cable: iron for strength, copper for conductivity, gutta-percha rubber for insulation, and tarred hemp for durability. Following several failed attempts, the heavy, flexible cable was laid successfully by the SS <em>Great Eastern</em> in 1866.
- 1860-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Machine Used to Strand Transatlantic Cable, 1860-1865
Laying telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in the 1860s was a huge undertaking. This massive cable stranding machine was used in Greenwich, England, to wind together the different elements of the cable: iron for strength, copper for conductivity, gutta-percha rubber for insulation, and tarred hemp for durability. Following several failed attempts, the heavy, flexible cable was laid successfully by the SS Great Eastern in 1866.
- Case Containing Sample Cables Evaluated for the First Transatlantic Telegraph, circa 1856 - This presentation case contains samples of the first transatlantic submarine communication cable of 1858. The staff of Glass, Elliot and Company possibly used these samples to demonstrate and evaluate the materials that allowed the wires to function. The company produced 1250 miles of cable for the first transatlantic cable, establishing international, near-instant, same-day communication and information sharing.
- circa 1856
- Collections - Artifact
Case Containing Sample Cables Evaluated for the First Transatlantic Telegraph, circa 1856
This presentation case contains samples of the first transatlantic submarine communication cable of 1858. The staff of Glass, Elliot and Company possibly used these samples to demonstrate and evaluate the materials that allowed the wires to function. The company produced 1250 miles of cable for the first transatlantic cable, establishing international, near-instant, same-day communication and information sharing.
- Case Containing Sample Cables Evaluated for the First Transatlantic Telegraph, circa 1858 - 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.
- circa 1858
- Collections - Artifact
Case Containing Sample Cables Evaluated for the First Transatlantic Telegraph, circa 1858
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.