Working History — C. 1920
Cable, telegraph cable
This section of submarine telegraphic cable has been cut away to show its anatomy. It has a single copper conductor at its core. This is protected by an insulation layer of gutta-percha which could withstand both high pressures on the sea bed and attacks from plant life and animals.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 2003.2/191
- Object name:
- cable, telegraph cable
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- c. 1920
- Material:
copper, gutta-percha, jute, iron, steel
- Measurements/duration:
- L 315 mm, DM 37 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
BT Connected Earth
- Copyright holder:
BT
- Image credit:
© BT Heritage
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.