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Transatlantic telegraph cable souvenir
1858
made and sold by Tiffany & Co., New York
Long before the internet, a network of undersea telegraph cables allowed almost-instantaneous communication around the world. Cyrus Field's Atlantic Telegraph Company completed the first transatlantic cable in 1858, then sold twenty miles of surplus cable to Tiffany & Co. to make souvenirs. Although this first cable failed, within twenty years over 100,000 miles had been laid beneath the seas. |