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Ref No	DM1306/11/22/15
Title	Letter from Edwin Bradford to Isambard Kingdom Brunel offering an invention for use on the Great Eastern
Description	Written from 8 Strand, Torquay. The letter writes to Brunel about Bradford's invention of an improved rudder which he believes works more quickly than current models and requires a quarter of the power of usual models and can be applied equally to the bow and the stern of the ship. The letter offers to send Brunel a scale model of the rudder for his inspection. There is a pencil annotation across the upper left hand corner indicating Brunel's reply requesting a copy of the specification for the rudder.
Date	27 February 1858
Format	Manuscript
Extent	1 item
Multimedia	$95\946ef7-036d-4b07-b19f-c9ddf759fe59.pdf$
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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