1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VIII.: John Reed
54. REED, JOHN, 7 Silver St., Stockton-on-Tees — Inventor.
A life-boat, which is said to right itself under any circumstances, without the aid of an iron keel or deadweight. It may be built of any size, and can be constructed of wood or any of the metals at present used in boat or ship-building.