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Deep sea submarine cable section. Submarine cable. A section of deep-sea type submarine cable that was laid between Pernambuco and Paraquay. The metal section of the cable is covered in gutta percha and hemp.
1900
National Maritime Museum

Deep sea submarine cable section. Submarine cable. Section of 'Deep-Sea' type submarine cable: Pernambuco - Paraquay mounted on a wooden tier stand.
1900
National Maritime Museum

Emergency rations tin. Emergency rations. Ovoid shaped tin with a ring pull band to open it around the centre. There are traces of blue paint. Two labels (one partly missing) adhere to one side: 'EMERGENCY RATIONS (FIELD SERVICE) This ration is not
1900
National Maritime Museum

Emergency rations. Emergency rations. A cylindrical tin with a ring pull band opener round the centre. On an associated postcard: ' Emergency ration, issued to the Natal Naval Volunteers in Ladysmith, South Africa during the siege in 1900, brought ba
1900
National Maritime Museum

Photograph mounted in a circular wooden frame. Photograph in a carved and painted wooden frame in the form of a lifebuoy in which is mounted a photograph and a cap tally. On the right hand side of the frame is the Union flag with the British White ensign
1900
National Maritime Museum

Tinned chocolate. A tin of chocolate as presented to British troops during the Boer War by Queen Victoria. The tin is gilt and has a red lid with a blue border. There is a circular embossed portrait of Queen Victoria in the centre, coloured gold. To the
1900
National Maritime Museum

Tinned chocolate. A tin of chocolate as presented to British troops during the Boer War by Queen Victoria. The tin is gilt and has a red lid with a blue border. There is a circular embossed portrait of Queen Victoria in the centre, coloured gold. To the
1900
National Maritime Museum

Tinned chocolate. A tin of chocolate as presented to British troops during the Boer War by Queen Victoria. The tin is gilt and has a red lid with a blue border. There is a circular embossed portrait of Queen Victoria in the centre, coloured gold. To the
1900
National Maritime Museum

Police notice. Police notice, Photographic copy of a poster issued 11 December 1900 by the Metropolitan Police stating the list of items stolen on the 9th Dec 1900 from the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital.
11 Dec 1900
National Maritime Museum