XA347 - Copper/brass
Xantho
Oil box from XA 258 (no' XA 57/7): aft piston trunk Tallow Box. Includes section of brass pipe- 480 mm, this fits at the back of the box a tack (modern?) and 8 soldered fragments from round pipe.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 5
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 347
ID 17964
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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