Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class IX.: Thomas Starkey

From Graces Guide

43. STARKEY, THOMAS, Farthinghoe, Brackley, Northamptonshire — Inventor, Designer, and Maker.

Clod-crusher, on travelling wheels, shifting into a plain roller.

Telescope adder, extending from six feet, to 26 feet, shifting into one, two, three or four ladders, and forming a single or double flight of steps.

Ship-propeller, exhibited for simplicity and power.

Table, convertible into a bed or wardrobe, a suite of drawers, a seat, a closet, etc.

Two tables, as specimens of British woods.

Seat, to shut-up, for the pocket.


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