Some Specimens of Early Telegraph Cables in the Science Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20376152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Celoria (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-64 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Archaeology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-0728 • E-ISSN: 1745-8196 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/iar.1978.3.1.54 |
| OpenAlex | W1970419009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This brief study describes some of the important early examples of inland telegraph wires and cables held in the collections of the Science Museum in London. These include the Euston-Camden Town wires of 1837; two quill-insulated wires of the early 1840s; the first (1844) underground cable and the first (1849) gutta-percha-covered cables, both used in London; a gutta-percha cable from the Midlands (1856); a cast-iron conduit of the 1860s with gutta-percha-covered wires; and ceramic half-pipe conduits from India (1850-1)
Archaeology · Art · Electrical conduit · Forensic engineering · Telecommunications · Australian History and Society · Engineering · History · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 1980 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |