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'File 3/30 Fittings for launch' [‎38v] (64/614)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (309 folios). It was created in 25 May 1947-8 Aug 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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WINDOW
CODE Y
Designed for fixing above the owner's bunk, to observe
how the yacht is heading.
*Finish: Grey, polished brass or chromium plated. Please
state.
Cat.
Card
Bowl
Height
Weight
No.
Code
diam.
diam,
overall
Net Gross
88893
AEUND
3 in.
4 in.
4 in.
5 lb. 9 lb.
88894
AEUPF
4
5
4i
6i 10
88895
AEUSH
5
6
5
9 14
Designed to meet the demand of yachtsmen wishing to place
the compass in the cockpit floor or seat. To install the
compass it is necessary to cut a round hole in the wood and
set the deck plate in white lead to ensure it being watertight.
Finish: Grey.
Cat. Flange Card Bowl Weight
No. Code diam. diam. diam. Net Gross
88886 AEUCS 7.1 in. 4 in. Sin. 111b. 18 1b.
88887 AEUDT 8i 5 6 14 22
Tell-Tale
This compass can be used (closed) fitted flush to the bulkhead
or folded down for easier reading. GREY FINISH.
If required fitted with electric light fitting, add 1 'E " to code.
Size of
Cat. Frame Card Bowl Weight
No. Code in. in. diam. diam. Net 'Gross
89282 B E L R I 8| X Ti 3 in. 5 in. 6J lb. 12 lb.
89283 BENT0 9ix8i 4 6 8 14
Please do not mutilate this catalogue.
Window
Tuway (Tell-Tale)
A new design of transparent overhead or tell-tale compass.
If desired the compass can be suspended by the bracket arm
being fixed horizontally.
*Finish: Grey, polished brass or chromium plated. Please
state.
Cat.
Card
Bowl
Height
Weight
No.
Code
diam.
diam.
overall
Net Gross
89346
B JUWZ
3 in.
4 in.
7^ in.
5 lb. 9 lb.
89347
B L A F H
4
5
8
6J 10
89348
B L AH J
5
6
8*
9 14
* The compass listed will be supplied spray-painted Admiralty
grey unless ordered otherwise.
WELL 88886
TUWAY
HENRY BROWNE & SON LTD • STATION WORKS • BARKING • ESSEX
Page Fifty

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Correspondence concerning the fittings for the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch. The correspondence discusses how the equipment could be suited to the extreme heat and humidity as advised by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . The papers include:

  • Brochures for yacht toilets,
  • Brochures for overhead compasses.
  • Brochures for radio receivers (Eddystone 556).
  • Marine lighting, batteries.
  • Brochures for yacht dinghy.
  • Certificates of insurance.

The file also includes the blueprint and diagrams for plan of proposed office building at Bahrain for the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. including the electrical installations (ff 310-312). The blueprint was prepared by the Executive Engineer, Iraq Petroleum Company, Bushire Sub Division in April 1946.

Correspondents include Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Bahrain and representatives of marine companies in the United Kingdom including the Bergius Company, Glasgow and the Tiny Tim Lighting and Power Unit, London.

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1 volume (309 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. Some of the folios have serial numbers (circled in blue and red ink) to file notes.

Physical characteristics

Foliation. There is a foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing. It is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on inside of the back cover, on number 313.Foliation errors: f.208 is followed by f.208A. The following numbers are missing from the sequence: f.8, f.10, f.12, f.14, f.16, f.23, f.25.

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