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DM1306 - Brunel Collection
11 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - E.S.N. Compy Report Book
Ref No
DM1306/11/1/1/folio 60-64
Title
Letter from the firm of James Watt & Co to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description
Written from 18 London Street. The letter accompanied Watts' drawings for the engines and boilers for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company's ship and their explanation of various points of the engine and its construction that they consider vital when building both the screw engines and the paddle engines and the accompanying boilers. The letter also provides an estimated cost for the screw and paddle engines and boilers.
Date
17 May 1853
Format
Manuscript volume
Extent
5 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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