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Ref No	DM1306/11/22/24
Title	Letter from George Bower to Isambard Kingdom Brunel offering an invention for use on the Great Eastern
Description	The letter thanks Brunel for his reply to Bower's previous letter and promises to continue with his experiments on gas lighting. The letter expresses Bower's certainty that his experiments will allow him to create a satisfactory apparatus for use on board ship. The letter mentions that Bower has already received an order from Mr Clay Williams for a ship. The letter promises to report Bower's future progress. A postscript confirms that Bower is undertaking to make a dry gas holder for the Great Eastern. The letter has been copied out as DM1306/11/1/5/folio 49-50 in Brunel's letter books of Great Eastern correspondence.
Date	5 August 1857
Format	Manuscript
Extent	1 item
Multimedia	$a3\bd2e46-aa3a-45bb-8616-c3dd7fd0a4c6.pdf$
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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