Paying out machinery on board the Great Eastern.

Paying out machinery on board the Great Eastern. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: PX8272

Description: Designed by Henry Clifford, the paying-out machinery used on the 'Great Eastern' incorporated an automatic release mechanism and jockey wheels. The machinery had been designed to keep the cable taut as it paid out over the 'Great Eastern's' stern.

Creator: R. Dudley (artist): Day & Son (engravers)

Date: 1865