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Ref No	DM1306/11/1/5/folio 400-401
Title	Letter from W. B. Lewis to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from Dees Hotel, Birmingham. The letter reports that Mr Henderson has received Brunel's instructions and given orders to carry them out. The letter also gives details of the weight and construction of the presses, the relative ease with which they can be transported and the arrangements that have been made to transport the presses to London. The letter also comments on the lack of availability of pumps that would be of the right size for Brunel's purposes. There is a sketch on Folio 401 underneath the signature illustrating the presses with annotations of their dimensions.
Date	18 December 1857
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	2 pages
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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