Mudcat Café message #858027

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Thread #55232 Message #858027
Posted By: greg stephens
03-Jan-03 - 05:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Old time sailing ships cargo - taltal???
Subject: RE: BS: Old time sailing ships cargo - taltal???

Beaumont's egg: stuff shoved in holes in the Tay Bridge compnents castings, to disguise shoddy workmanship. Led to the disaster. How's that? I speak from memory, may be wrong.