Atlantic Telegraph

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

Medal commemorating the Atlantic Telegraph, 1858. White metal; 31mm diameter. Obverse legend: Atlantic Telegraph successfully laid 5th of August 1858. Reverse: symbolic figures of John Bull and Lincoln? shaking hands across the ocean, producing lightning; captions, 'How are you Jonathan? Purty Well Old Feller Heow's Yerself'

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Title: Atlantic Telegraph
Date Created: 1858
Physical Dimensions: diameter: 2 x 31 mm
Type: medal

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