A historic telegraph submarine cable insulator
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| A historic, telegraph submarine cable insulator from a line off Prince Edward Island which was a vital link in the first Transatlantic cable line is offered for sale. 1888 electrical and civil engineering reports indicate that Frederick Newton Gisborne was associated with this porcelain-lined, iron insulator's widespread use circa 1852. |
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