History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy

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

1858 Snuff Box

Measuring 8 cm wide by 5 cm deep by 1.8 cm high (3" x 1 7/8" x 5/8"), this brass snuff box appears to be a one-of-a-kind piece.

The box lid has a section of the 1858 Atlantic cable inset into the lid, which is inscribed "J. Dunn, Red Lion, Southsea". The box lid is also engraved with representations of the American and British flags.

-- Bill Burns

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