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Accession No	1994.8
Name/Title	CABLE; TELEPHONE
Brief Description	This is part of the Cook Strait telephone cable laid in 1886 from Whakapuaka, Nelson to Whanganui which remained in use until 1927. Multiple metal rods are bound together with twine.
Classification	Cable, Telephone/Telecommunication T&E/T&E For Communication/Nomenclature
Primary Maker	Unknown
Primary Prod Date	Pre 1927
Primary Prod Period	20th century
Primary Prod Place	Unknown
Measurement Reading	65 x 5cm

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