Cable sample, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: SUBMARINE/SINGLE
DATE: 1858
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0591.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Copper wire conductor/ metal rods/ gutta percha insulation/ gessoed wood frame/ cardboard/ twine/ glass/ nails

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: 1858
Canada: ESTABLISHED A TRANSATLANTIC LINK WITH IRELAND, ALTHOUGH SHORT-LIVED/ 1866 CABLE PROVED MORE SUCCESSFUL
Function: VEHICLE BY WHICH MESSAGES ARE TRANSMITTED UNDER THE OCEAN
Technical: ILLUSTRATES DEVELOPMENT OF CABLES TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANSATLANTIC LINK
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BACKGROUND CARD: 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE'/ SPECIMEN OF THE FIRST SUBMARINE CABLE LAID/ BETWEEN VALENTIA BAY, IRELAND & TRINITY BAY,/ NEWFOUNDLAND, IN 1858.
Missing: GLASS From CA of 08/22/1996 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: GOLD GESSO FRAME
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cable sample, telegraph, circa 1858, Artifact no. 1969.0591, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0591.001/

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