Transatlantic Cable, 1858
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This cable is part of a display of transatlantic telegraph cables dating from 1858-1928. This cable section was part of the first Transatlantic cable from 1858, laid from Heart's Content, Newfoundland, Canada to Valencia, Ireland.
This cable is part of a display of transatlantic telegraph cables dating from 1858-1928. This cable section was part of the first Transatlantic cable from 1858, laid from Heart's Content, Newfoundland, Canada to Valencia, Ireland.
Artifact
Transatlantic cable
Date Made
1858
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.33.1.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wire
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 12.25 in
Diameter: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
stamped in black on ferrule: FIRST ATLANTIC
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