William Robert Lake patent, 1872.

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William Robert Lake patent, 1872.

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A letter patent for an invention for "Improvement of couplings for railway carriages." Granted to William Robert Lake by Queen Victoria on the 23rd of May, 1872. Attached is the seal of Queen Victoria. Original metal case is housed as a separate item.

2 items ; 30 cm.

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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901

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Queen Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace in London and she became heir to the throne when her father died. In 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. During the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men: her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and then her husband, Prince Albert, whom she married in 1840. Both men taught her much about how to be ...

Lake, William Robert.

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Patent office: Southampton, England. From the description of Letters patent for an improved anchor, with attached seal of Victoria, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83631626 ...