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Cable Samples - Submarine Telegraph, Victoria & Tasmania, 1875 to 1905
Reg. No: ST 007068
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- Summary:
- A short section of telegraph cable used between Victoria and Tasmania, 1875-1905, including fragments of cable covering
- Description:
- Cable has a stranded central conductor, covered with a layer of insulation. The insulation is covered by two layers of fibrous material (probably hemp), in strands of about 5 mm diameter. The two layers are laid in opposite directions. The outer layer of fibrous material carries the imprints of possibly 12 armouring wires, each wire of about 6 -- 8 mm diameter. The covering of fibrous material is missing from about half the length of the cable sample. A short length of insulation is missing from the conductor.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Victor Nightingall, 1914
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 30 mm (Height), 120 mm (Width), 200 mm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | submarine cables, telecommunications |
| Themes this item is part of: | Australia and the global telegraph network 1854-1902, Telegraphy Collection, Information & Communication Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMMUNICATIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Telegraphy |
| Tertiary Classification: | connectors |
| Original Source: | Victor Nightingall & Co, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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