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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
2 - E.S.N. Compy Report Book
Ref No
DM1306/11/1/2/folio 333
Title
Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Captain Claxton
Description
Written from 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London. The letter explains Brunel's over-arching plan for the anchors for the big ship and sets out where he intends to position the anchors and how he intends them to be used and asks Claxton to give his opinion as to which one of several anchor designs would be most suitable for Brunel's purposes.
Date
30 October 1855
Format
Manuscript volume
Extent
1 page
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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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