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Telegraph Cable

Galvanometer Antique Measuring Instrument Used for Telegraph Cables 1850 circa
Located in Milan, IT
telegraph cables. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 29 cm, width 13 cm. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's
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Antique 1850s British Scientific Instruments

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Wood

Elkington Mason & Co. a Rare, Important, & Historic Silvered Bronze Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
first transatlantic telegraph cable. In 1860, the year after this piece was presented, William Johnson
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Centerpieces

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English School, A Rare Portrait of John Scott Russell and "The Great Eastern"
Located in New York, NY
by laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable. He was one of the most distinguished naval
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Napoleon III Gutta Percha Pen Holder, France circa 1880
By France"
Located in Atlanta, GA
manufacture of underwater telegraph cables. Indeed, it made them possible. It does not degrade in seawater and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets

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English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940
Located in Delft, NL
English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940 English Swan, Hunter
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20th Century English Nautical Objects

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Tide Pools, Porthcurno Beach, Cornwall. Lamorna Valley Colony. Cornish Plein Air
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
once famous for being the British connection of the world’s very first international telegraph cable
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Hand Signed Western Union cable re: sculpture show at famed Leo Castelli gallery
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
telegraph/letter refers to Chamberlain's exhibition at the legendary Leo Castell Gallery. A piece of
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SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
The British SS Lord Kelvin was a cable-laying ship which served during the Second World War
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19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876
Located in TEYJAT, FR
November 1874, La Plata, chartered by Siemens Brothers Ltd. from W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works Co. to lay
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Wood, Paint

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By W. & A.K. Johnston
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Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
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By Cambrell Bross
Located in Milan, IT
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Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Haarlem, NL
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Located in Concord, MA
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Tiffany & Co. Section of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, circa 1858
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Concord, MA
ends with a center band that reads "Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Guaranteed by - Tiffany & Co. Broadway
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