Letter from Jacob Samuda to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Object numberDM1758/1/2
TitleLetter from Jacob Samuda to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Creator Jacob Samuda (producer)
DescriptionAutograph letter signed J. D'Aguilar Samuda, Southwark Iron Works to Isambard Kingdom Brunel. 3 pages.
May relate to plans to introduce the atmospheric system on the Kingstown line of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway.
'I have the two gauges fixed before and behind the piston. They are made of strong copper pipe, and the slide valve between the air-pump and the mani is also fixed.'
Photocopy available.
Production date 1841-11-05 - 1841-11-05
Object nameletter
Object categorydocument
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 180 mm
width: 110 mm
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol