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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/1/folio 180d
Title	Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Scott Russell
Description	Written from 18 Duke Street, London. The letter expresses Brunel's wish to have a small boiler constructed to allow him to make experiments with burning anthracite coal and requests Russell's advice and assistance in the matter. The letter describes Brunel's preliminary plans for the shape these experiments might take. The page has been hand-numbered as Folio 180d in the the top outside corner of the first page while the reverse of the page is un-numbered.
Date	14 February 1854
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	2 pages
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Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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