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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
Wildman Whitehouse’s Induction Coils |
1850s Induction Coil - Science Museum, London
This coil, in the collection of the Science Museum, London, is presently in storage and was examined by Allan Green in August 2008. The Museum has on file an old display card for the coil which indicates that it was lent by John Watkins Brett in 1862. The card notes that “The coil was used for working the first Atlantic telegraph cable in 1857.” While this coil is similar in construction to those used by Whitehouse, its size (45" in length) does not correspond to the reported “5 foot coils” which Whitehouse used on the Atlantic cable, and none of the documentation relating to this coil mentions Whitehouse by name. The research is ongoing; if any site visitor has further information on Whitehouse's large induction coils please contact Allan Green via the Atlantic Cable website. See also Steven Roberts’ article on Whitehouse’s telegraph patents, which includes some details of his large induction coils. Return to the Wildman Whitehouse main page |
Last revised: 3 June, 2010 |
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