Cable sample, telephone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUBMARINE
- DATE
- 1955–1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0633.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SUBMARINE CABLES LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Erith, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- COPPER, STEEL, COATED WIRES, FELT BOTTOM, METAL PLATE & SCREWS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.0 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SUBMARINE
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Erith
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- SAMPLE NEVER USED. ACTUAL CABLE LAID 1955-56 IS STILL IN SERVICE.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS - Technical
-
SAMPLE OF THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC SUBMARINE TELEPHONE CABLE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READS: 'FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE/ DEEP SEA TYPE/ SUBMARINE CABLES LIMITED/ OCEAN WORKS, ERITH, 1955/6'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PLATE PAINTED BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERING
- Decoration
- N/A
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SUBMARINE CABLES LTD., Cable sample, telephone, before 1955–1956, Artifact no. 1978.0633, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0633.001/
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