Cable sample, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE
SUBTERRANEAN/MULTIPLE
DATE
1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1969.1419.001
MANUFACTURER
Commercial Cable Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC; COPPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
9.0 cm
Width
1.5 cm
Height
1.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telegraphy
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Commercial
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
Period
AFTER 1885
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO CONDUCT ELECTRICAL IMPULSES BETWEEN TWO POINTS IN A TELEGRAPH SYSTEM UNDERGROUND THUS ALLOWING MESSAGES TO BE SENT BY CODE OVER A LONG DISTANCE.
Technical
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH CABLE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
From CA of 09/24/1996 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish
BLACK CABLE
Decoration
N/A

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Commercial Cable Co., Cable sample, telegraph, circa 1885, Artifact no. 1969.1419, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1419.001/

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