Section of 1st Trans Atlantic Cable
1858 (Date manufactured/created)
Metal (Steel): sheathing material, Metal (Brass): ferrules material, Metal (Copper): conductor material, Gutta Percha: insulator material
Short section of the first transatlantic cable, a souvenir originally sold for 50 cents and came with a reproduced letter of authenticity from Cyrus W. Field, the pioneer of the transatlantic cable system. , Brass bound on both ends. Brass plate reads: " Atlantic telegraph cable / GUARANTEED BY / TIFFANY & CO. / BROADWAY, NEW YORK 1858 " See https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1255864 for more info about this sample.
4" x 3/4".
4" x 3/4".
79.776