https://atlantic-cable.com/Souvenirs/index.htm bg image(../grey2bg.jpg) History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Escher.gif (426 Communications bytes) from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network Memorabilia, Ephemera, and Promotional Material +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The success of the cable in 1858 was a major event - some historians | | have compared it with the moon landing in our own era. Of course | | promoters and hucksters jumped on the bandwagon to produce souvenirs, | | the most famous being Tiffany & Company's brass-bound cable samples, | | of which thousands were sold or given away. | | | | Here are some of the other memorabilia, ephemera, and promotional | | items for the first Atlantic cable, and for subsequent cables. | | | | Special notice: In February 2025, jewelry specialist Becky Stone | | featured transatlantic cable souvenir jewelry on her Diamonds in the | | Library blog, and I was pleased to provide her with technical advice | | on the history of these interesting pieces, as well as images of some | | items in the Atlantic Cable website collection. | | | | Click on each item for the full story | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | [1858] [Yniestra-Handle] | | | | Tiffany/John Reid cane W. Pearce/M.G. Yniestra cane | | | | Two canes with handles made from the 1858 Atlantic cable | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | [18xx-10-around-1-24-] [18xx-10-around-1-24-armor-03_s] | | [18xx-10-around-1-2] | | | | 19th Century Cable Pendants, Brooches, Charms, etc. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858-Letter-Opener-1_s] | | | | 1858 Atlantic Cable | | Paper Knife | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Plate-6_s] | | | | 1867 Satirical Plate | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858-Atlantic-Cable-Ball-Clyde] [1858-Saddle-Harness-Ri] | | | | 1858 Atlantic Cable Ball 1858 Atlantic Cable | | Invitation, Clyde Hotel Ribbon, Albany NY | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Niagara_Anchor_small.jpg (2395 album01_small.jpg (10069 bytes) | | bytes) | | 1858 Atlantic Cable Album, with | | Anchor made from wood taken from cable sample | | the Niagara, one of the ships | | used on the first cable | | expeditions | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [00137_reversed_s] [1857-Atlantic-Cable-Pen] | | | | 1858 Atlantic Cable Seal 1857 Atlantic Cable Pendant | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1858CableWatchFob2f.jpg (36549 [1858Fob-1c_i] | | bytes) [AC-Earrings-] | | 1858 Atlantic | | 1858 Atlantic Cable Cable Earrings Cable | | Watch Fob or Charm Watch Fob | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858SnuffBox2_s] [PrangTC_s] | | | | Brass Snuff Box with section of L. Prang & Co. Trade Card for | | 1858 Atlantic cable inset into Albert W. Bee, Stationer, 169 | | the lid Tremont St., Boston, showing | | Brother Jonathan and John Bull | | conversing across the Atlantic | | Cable. Dated 1877. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858-Emery-Brothers-Cable-01_s] | | | | 1858 Cable Souvenir | | Emery Brothers, Albany NY | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1866Victoria-JohnsonCardD1_] | | | | Photographic Card commemorating the laying of the 1866 Atlantic | | Cable, | | with portraits and messages of Queen Victoria and President Johnson | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | cc07_small.jpg (5872 bytes) [Cablee4_s] | | | | Candlestick made from 1858 Atlantic Cable Display | | early submarine cable | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [telegrap_s] [Dscn1028f] | | | | German-Atlantic Telegraph Card and Credit Case from Brown, | | Company Shipley & Co., who offered | | Commemorative Pocket Knife, banking and telegraphic bureau | | circa 1903 facilities to their clients | | (circa 1900) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [KFK01_i] TimeCalc.jpg (83154 bytes) | | | | Krakowska Fabryka Kabli SA The Time of Day at Any Place in | | (Cracow Cable Factory) the World | | Smoker's Companion AT A GLANCE | | | | Click here for the story of the | | Commercial Pacific Cable Company | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858Scrimshaw1d_s] | | | | 1858 Scrimshaw Sperm Whale Tooth | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [1858Tower-DS_s] [1858Tower] [1858Cross-F_s] | | | | 1858 Atlantic Cable Display 1858 Cable Medal or Brooch | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [French-Cable-prog-S] [SayItByCable_t] | | | | 1910 French Cable Company Say It By Cable | | Fourth Annual Outing Program 1940 GPO poster by Lewitt-Him | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [TAT-1-Silver-Dish-4_s] | | | | 1956 TAT-1 Cable Commemorative Silver Dish | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Atlantic-Cable-Badges-4_s2] | | | | 1866 Atlantic Cable Badges | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Copyright (c) 2012 FTL Design Last revised: 18 February, 2025 Return to Atlantic Cable main page Search all pages on the Atlantic Cable site: +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Research Material Needed | | | | The Atlantic Cable website is non-commercial, and its mission is to | | make available on line as much information as possible. | | | | You can help - if you have cable material, old or new, please contact | | me. Cable samples, instruments, documents, brochures, souvenir books, | | photographs, family stories, all are valuable to researchers and | | historians. | | | | If you have any cable-related items that you could photograph, copy, | | scan, loan, or sell, please email me: [email protected] | | | | --Bill Burns, publisher and webmaster: Atlantic-Cable.com | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+