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ADVERT FOR R. HOOD HAGGIE & SON. WILLINGTON PATENT HEMP AND ROPE WORKS, NEWCASTLE SHOWS "THE LARGEST MANILLA CABLE EVER MANUFACTURED WEIGHING NEARLY 5 TONS: BREAKING STRAIN 180 TONS: LENGTH 340 YARDS: CIRCUMFERENCE 22 INCHES. FOR TOWING THE LARGEST PONTOON IN THE WORLD WITH A LIFTING POWER OF 10,000 TONS. BUILT ON THE TYNE BY MESSRS. SWAN & HUNTER LTD FOR THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT FOR CUBA SEPTEMBER 1897.
Location: Willington Quay
County: Tyne & Wear
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