Artifact Details Title Section of first Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable Catalog Number 102630322 Type Physical object Description Object consists of short section of the cable and the remains of a tag certifying authenticity. Handwritten on the tag is "Section of the first Atlantic cable. Certified to as genuine by Cyrus N. Field." Date undated Manufacturer Atlantic Telegraph Company Dimensions 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. Category Component/cable Collection Title Gwen Bell artifact and book collection Series Title Pre-computing artifacts Credit Gift of Gwen and C. Gordon Bell Lot Number X6288.2012
