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XA306-01 - Copper/brass

Xantho

Pump discharge live air vessel & attached pipes. Air pot complex includes: 3 pipes 3 valves also a cover (join) with 1 1/2 " small section pipe 6 fabric gaskets from joins. There are 7 joins: A-D and E-H = valve. I-L and M-P = valve. Q-T =

Site Area Code Mid-West

Number of Items 1

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 306

ID 17602

Status State

Artefacts

Xantho

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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