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RefNoACS/1/1/22
AltRefNo5864
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William George] Armstrong, Cragside, Rothbury, to [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, 66 Victoria [Street], London, S.W
CreatorArmstrong; William George (1810 - 1900); Baron Armstrong of Cragside; armaments manufacturer and industrialist
Date7 June 1891
DescriptionTaken aback by Mr Apps' charges for providing apparatus, mentioning a higher cost was initially quoted. Details the specifications and the reasons for them, concluding that the best way to proceed would be to send one pair of the electro magnets to be altered and then tried again before altering the whole.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3460Armstrong; William George (1810 - 1900); Baron Armstrong of Cragside; armaments manufacturer and industrialist1810 - 1900
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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