Transatlantic Cable, 1928
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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 a system laid from Newfoundland, Canada to Horta in the Azores in 1928.
This cable is part of a display of transatlantic telegraph cables dating from 1858-1928. This cable section was part of a system laid from Newfoundland, Canada to Horta in the Azores in 1928.
Artifact
Transatlantic cable
Date Made
1928
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.0.33.1.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wire
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 12 in
Diameter: 1.125 in
Inscriptions
stamped in black on ferrule: 1928
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