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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network

Memorabilia & Ephemera

1858 Earrings

Measuring about 2½" x 1¼", these cable earrings each incorporate a thin section of the 1858 Atlantic cable set into gutta percha mounts.

Images courtesy of Jim & Felicia Kreuzer

Copyright © 2005 FTL Design

Last revised: 22 January, 2007

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