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Re-cycling Telephone Cables (1)

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The Dolphin Cable Company's ship MV Baltico discharging redundant telephone cables recovered from the sea bed around the British Isles, at 'C' Jetty, Union Dock. The cable was then transported by lorry (Wendell’s Transport, Spennymoor), to a factory in Billingham to be broken down into its component parts of copper and steel.

Donor : Mr. John Brooker

Creator : Mr. John Brooker

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