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Ref No	DM1306/11/22/11
Title	Letter from Peter Arrive to Isambard Kingdom Brunel offering an invention for use on the Great Eastern
Description	Written from 7 Portland Street, Commercial Row. The letter requests a personal interview with Brunel to discuss Arrive's patented steam safety valve arrangements. The letter also describes the steam safety valve, which Arrive believes doubles the effectiveness of the usualy safety valve and discusses some of the details of its construction. An annotation across the upper left hand corner explains that Brunel has too many present engagments to allow him meeting with Arrive.
Date	30 March 1858
Format	Manuscript
Extent	1 item
Multimedia	$8c\1f175d-1e45-4500-8e04-38553c60ccef.pdf$
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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