XA80 - Lead
Xantho
Fishing sinker: spoon type.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Lead
Museum Reference
Registration Number 80
ID 17747
Status State
Fishing sinker: spoon type.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Lead
Registration Number 80
ID 17747
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...