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Ref NoDM1306/11/1/1/folio 236
TitleLetter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Henry Wollaston Blake
DescriptionWritten from 18 Duke Street, London. The letter comments on the changes that Blake wants to make in the plans for the screw engine for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company's great ship and mentions that the tracing Blake has sent does not include the parts he wants to alter. The letter also describes the alterations Brunel wishes to make and emphasises the need to keep the weight of the engine down.
Date24 June 1854
FormatManuscript volume
Extent1 page
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