Transatlantic cable from ss Great Eastern
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Object number2000.019
TitleTransatlantic cable from ss Great Eastern
DescriptionPossibly a section of the transatlantic cable from ss Great Eastern. Made from copper cord with natural fibre insulation.
A label was attached to this section of the cable giving the following information: This section of the cable was reputedly given to the late Admiral C. S. Wills RN of Clifton, Bristol when he was a young officer of the escort to the ship laying the replacement cable. His father was supposedly taken by I. K. Brunel over the Avon Gorge in a basket before the Clifton Suspension Bridge was built.
A label had been attached to this section of cable. Due to its fragility this has been removed and placed in the object history file. It is currently illegible.
Object namecable
Object categorybuilding material
Techniquemanufactured
Dimensions
- length: 154 mm
diameter: 52 mm