42 Great "Britain Division IX. Life-boat Shed. 



373. STEEDMAN & MeALISTER, Cathcart Street, Glasgow. Life 

 Buoys (1) Cut in two to show solidity of article. (2) To Board of Trade requirements 

 uncovered. (3) To Board of Trade requirements finished. (4) Ordinary size. (5) Oval 

 pattern. (6) Yacht size. (7) Small yacht size. (8) Lifeboat Jackets to Board of Trade 

 requirements. (9) Life Belts, different patterns, for fishermen and passengers. (10) Cork 

 Mattresses and Pillows. (11) Improved Life-saving Seat with detachable cushion. (12) 

 Patent Bed or Cot, and a few small articles of similar nature to above. 



374. WILKINS, WILLIAM, Queen's Road, Tunbridge Wells. A Life- 

 preserving Atmospheric Helmet and Atmospheric Belt (with safety compartments), to support 

 and protect the head from the overwhelming effect of the wind, foam, and waves of a rough 

 sea. 



375. WARD, ALFRED, Kilburn Baths, Kilburn, London, N.W. Several 

 life-saving dresses. 



376. DAVIS & LONDON, 135 Tottenham Court Road, London. Two 

 Mermaid Life Belts, one in despatch case for gentlemen, and one in canvas bag for seamen, &c. 



7. ROGERS, JOHN BANTING, Richmond House, Holloway Road, 

 .on, N. (1) Life-saving Apparatus. Model Cart, Mortars, Projectile Anchors, Cone 

 Block Shot to throw Eove Rope or Messenger Line, Signal Gun and Rocket Signals for night. 

 Boat-lowering apparatus, Slip catch and hook, and other models appertaining to saving life on 

 sea and land. Models complete and full size. (2) Some Drawings showing a " method by 

 which vessels cannot be injured by torpedoes." Also Drawing of " Shield for Ram to protect 

 vessels from being injured in times of peace." 



378. GRAY, J., & SON, 153, Edgware Road, London, W. Samples of 

 Life-saving Waistcoats of the same description. 



379. WOOD, JOHN WILLIAM, 34 Great St. Helens, London, E.G. A 

 set of Wood's patent self-adjusting Rivet-hole and Leak stoppers, in seven different sizes, with 

 illustrating plate. For instantly stopping holes and leaks in ships, buoys, boilers, torpedo- 

 boats, &c., from either inside or outside. 



380. BALLARDIE, D., 41 Robertson Street, Glasgow. Life-Saving 

 Apparatus. 



381. HAMMOND, R. C., 11 Stourcliffe Street, Edgware Road, London. 

 Swimming Plates on Colonel Dunlop's Patent. 



382. BIRT, J. & A. W., 42 Dock Street, London Docks, London, E. 

 (1) Collection of Marine Life-saving Appliances, applicable to all classes of vessels. (2) 

 Life Belts of various descriptions. (3) Life Buoys of various descriptions, with mode of con- 

 struction. (4) The Collection of Life-saving Appliances which gained the Gold Medal of the 

 Royal Society of Arts, showing how to utilize articles already on board ship (see Parliamentary 

 Paper) viz. : (a) For Men of War Hammock and Berth Mattresses. (6) For Troop Ships 

 Soldiers' Belts with the Mess Tables forming Rafts (now under consideration of the Admiralty), 

 (c) For Merchant Ships Berth Mattresses, Gunwale Buoys, Cushions and Seats, (d) For 

 Passenger Steamers Seats, Cushions, Stools, and Gunwale Buoys. (5) Models for examina- 

 tion in Seamanship and the Rocket Apparatus. (6) Articles specially designed for Fishing 

 Craft. (7) Life Belts for Fishermen, to be worn when boarding. (8) The Cabin Ladder 

 made buoyant and utilized for life-saving purposes. (9) The Cover Over-all of Ice and Fish 

 Room made buoyant and utilized for life-saving purposes. (10) The Cover Over-all of Fore- 

 castle Hatchway made buoyant and utilized for life-saving purposes. 



383. ATKINS, WILLIAM, & ELIAS PARSONS, Lime Cottage, 

 Battersea Rise, London. (1) Boat Lifting Apparatus. (2) Stand for Water Tank. (3) Water 

 Tank. (4) Two Stands for Wood Models. (5) Model in Glass Case. (6) Steel Oval 

 Model, large. (7) Small Steel Model. (8) Two Pictures, in wood frames exhibiting working 

 models. 



384. WAYTHE, WILLIAM E., Echline House, Princes Road, Great 

 Yarmouth. Life-saving Kite, for communication from ship to shore or ship to ship. Made 



LIFE BELTS. J, & A, W, BIRT, LIFE BUOYS, 

 Manufacturers of Marine Life Saving Apparatus, 



DOCK STREET, LONDON, E. 



To the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Life Boat Institution, od the principal Ship Owners and Builders. 



Life Belts, Lift Buoys, Bx>ckt Life-Saving Apparatus, Life-Saying Mattresses, Cork Cushions, &c. 



Awal-ded the Gold Medal of the Society of Arts for the best means of saving life at Sea. 



uid the Fifty Guinea prize at the Naval Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall 



and PriM Medals H all the princioal Exhibitions, 



