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Thomas Tinnion letter to William Mawson

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Description: Letter written from Liverpool regarding the making of a pair of 7ft driving wheels for one of Daniel Gooch's GWR standard passenger engines. Six engines were built in Liverpool for Jones, Turner & Evans. Letter includes a one-page hand drawn sketch of a wheel.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1841, January 21.
Call number: mssHM 83403
Creator: Tinnion, Thomas(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Elton Engineering Books, September 2003.
Dimensions: 25 cm :

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Thomas Tinnion letter to William Mawson

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