XA248 - Copper/brass
      
                    Xantho
          
      
      
                    
Cylinder aft. pipe: brass 10 pieces each. Main pipe, top section, middle, top screw plug, 2 sets handle, washer and nut.
          
      
      
              Site Area Code       Mid-West          
      
      
              Number of Items       10          
      
      
              Material       Copper/brass          
      
Museum Reference
      
              Registration Number       248          
      
      
              ID       17582          
      
      
              Status       State          
      
    
    
  
  
        
 
Built in 1848 as a paddle steamer by the Denny Shipbuilding Company,  used by the Anstruther and Leith Steamship Company for crossings of the Firth of Forth between Leith and Aberdour. In 1860, sold and relocated to Scarborough. In July 1864,  sold again, and its register transferred to Wick, from where it was permitted to take excursions to sea.
In early 1871, PS Xantho was sold to the...
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