Show GOLD MEDAL TO underground CABLE FOR sesquicentennial centennial EX EXHIBIT HIBIT the standard underground cable company pittsburgh pa has been awarded a gold medal by the international i jury ury of awards of the sesquicentennial centennial exposi exposition espositi ti ion in in connection with the exhibit of its products including bare and insulated electric wires and cables cable terminals junction boxes and accessories a gold medal being the highest award in this class of exhibits the companas comp anys exhibit as a whole was planned to show the general scope of its manufactured products at the present time and also the pro progress aress and improvement made since the early days of the industry samples of unusually large lead covered cables cable s steel tape armored cables and steel wire armored cables the latter such as are used for submarine service were exhibited especially of note among this 6 group of cables was a new design patented of single conductor hollow core type iiii H cable for to volt service the first cable 0 ot f this type produced for such high voltage use the display of cable accessories included cable ter W finals for outdoor and indoor use these terminals designed for protection of the ends of lead covered cables where terminated out of doors on poles or indoors in central stations or other buildings such devices being necessary to protect the cable ends against the injurious effects of 1 e cable junction boxes constituted an interesting part of the exhibit these consisting of types of boxes used in manholes where it is desired to sectionalize and interconnect under unok ground cables z beginning with the worlds columbian E exhibition at ai chicago in 1893 the company has exhibited its products product world 11 i it eight of the largest expositions held throughout the wo made and in each instance has received the highest award m for its class of product |