THOS. & WM. SMITH, LTD 



Wire Rope Manufacturers 



I NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 

 ENGLAND 



Makers of Wire Ropes of the highest 

 breaking stress and greatest reliability for 

 Deep Sea Dredging; also special Shackles, 

 Reels, and other appliances for use with 

 same, as supplied to the Valdivia, Siboga, 

 Ermak, and Discovery. 



On the Valdivia expedition dredging opera- 

 tions were successfully carried out with our 

 special Wire Ropes to a depth of 5,248 metres, 

 or over 3^ miles. 



Telegraphic & Cable Address : "SMITHS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE." 



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