Specimen of Western Union Telegraph Co. intermediate depth cable
Specimen of Western Union Telegraph Co. intermediate depth cable
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Cable
- cable sample
- Other Terms
- Cable; Cables and Wires; Submarine
- Date made
- 1881
- Measurements
- overall: 13 cm x 2.5 cm; x 5 1/8 in x in
- ID Number
- EM.181389
- catalog number
- 181389
- accession number
- 31262
- Credit Line
- from the Western Union Telegraph Co., thru Thomas T. Eckert
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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