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Agents for [[Eagle Line]] packets/clippers | Agents for [[Eagle Line]] packets/clippers | ||
1851 Acquired [[SS Great Britain]] after she had spent 3 years in dock at Birkenhead; refurbished the vessel and re-entered service in 1852 to New York<ref>The Engineer</ref>. | |||
1856 Subscribed £25 to the [[Francis Pettit Smith|Smith Testimonial Fund]], commemorating the work of F. P. Smith in promoting the screw propeller. | 1856 Subscribed £25 to the [[Francis Pettit Smith|Smith Testimonial Fund]], commemorating the work of F. P. Smith in promoting the screw propeller. | ||
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of Liverpool or Bristol
Agents for Eagle Line packets/clippers
1851 Acquired SS Great Britain after she had spent 3 years in dock at Birkenhead; refurbished the vessel and re-entered service in 1852 to New York[1].
1856 Subscribed £25 to the Smith Testimonial Fund, commemorating the work of F. P. Smith in promoting the screw propeller.
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- ↑ The Engineer