Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VII.: J. G. McKirdy

From Graces Guide

4. M`KIRDY, J. G., Birkwood, Lesmahago, Scotland — Producer.

Model of a wooden bridge, for foot passengers, 46 feet span, besides 2 feet of bearing at each end. All the principal timbers incline to one centre, thereby forming, as it were, three arches. It may be erected (on piers, rocks, or piles) at little expense beyond the materials.


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