2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
Section of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable from 1858, 4”, with plaque “ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE - GUARANTEED BY - TIFFANY & CO. BROADWAY, NEW YORK” Fine. In 1858 the first complete trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was laid by teh ship U.S.S.F. Niagara. The cable was in operation for a short period of time but then failed. Cyrus W. Field, the promotor of the Atlantic Cable project sold a quantity of unused Atlantic cable to Tiffany & Co. to be cut into small lengths and sold as souvenirs.
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