Sample of French Atlantic submarine telegraph cable

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Date Made: 1856

Maker: Western Union Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from Western Union Corporation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.332921Accession Number: 294351Collector/Donor Number: 25-27Accession Number: 294351Catalog Number: 332921

Object Name: Cablecable sample

Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 3/4 in; 17.145 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-275c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_891809

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