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6 page photo illustrated article from a rare 1898 Victorian periodical, the article is entitled "Submarine Cable Laying" by Archer Philip Crouch CE.

A very interesting article concerning the work of the Cable Steamship “Riley”

Photo illustrations include

The Cable Steamship “Riley”

Cable Tank of SS Silvertown

Paying out cable from SS Buccaneer

Paying out machinery on SS Dacia

Paying out machinery on SS Silvertown

Landing cable at Bahia Brazil

India rubber balloon buoy

SS Silvertown landing shore end at Fernando Norohna

Various kinds of grapnels and a mushroom anchor 

CONDITION Please note this listing is for genuine actual pages extracted from a scarce disbound publication, there are no covers article may include the ending or beginning of other non related articles. There may also be signs of foxing or browning due to the age of the paper

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std16.9p163