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The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich.
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| The reels of Gutta Percha covered conducting wire coveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: PX8287 |
| Description: From the mid-19th century onwards there have been factories producing submarine cables and associated products in Greenwich and Woolwich. Until well into the 20th century up to two-thirds of the world's submarine cable was made at the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (Telcon) (now Alcatel) works on the Greenwich Peninsula. |
| Creator: R. Dudley (artist): F. Jories (lithograph): Day & Son (engravers) |
| Date: 19th century |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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