XA4319 - NON-FERROUS
Xantho
Metal badge marked: ‘VOTES FOR WOMEN’ (white on pink) around a cross-linked chain with letters ‘W’, ‘S’, ‘U’,‘P’ in the four quadrants (white and pink on green). Reverse marked: Manufactured by the MERCHANTS’PORTRAIT CO, Kentish Town Road, London, N.W. (on card).
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material NON-FERROUS
Museum Reference
Registration Number 4319
ID 27116
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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