1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VIII.: Alexander Gordon Carte
From Graces Guide
29. CARTE, ALEXANDER GORDON, Citadel, Hull — Inventor and Manufacturer.
Pocket apparatus for throwing a line to a stranded ship.
Self-acting life-buoy, invented in 1831; by its means, since 1838, the lives of nearly 400 persons have been saved.
Sea-service rocket apparatus, for throwing a line from a vessel to the shore, or to another in distress at sea. Self-adjusting cork life-belt.
Alarm-signal, for the protection of houses, out-houses, plantations, etc.
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