Word: percha
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...both directions. On August 17, 1858, the first message went over the wire : " Europe and America are united by telegraph. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will toward men." The first cable consisted of a core of seven twisted copper wires, covered with gutta percha, hempen yarn saturated with pitch, wax, etc., and a spiral sheathing of iron wires, The whole about 6/10 of an inch in diameter and weighing one ton to the mile. The same general principles are followed today, but it is necessary to make the portions near the shore stronger...
...perhaps, Pistrueel's Large Waterloo Medal. This is the gift of Sir Robert Horne, Chancellor of the Exchequer through Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, M. P. It is over five inches in diameter and covered with the most exquisite detail. This is of such minute detail that only gutta-percha impressions have been taken from the original mold...