| 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. |