Catalogue description Registered design number: 7185. Proprietor: George Faulkner and Company. Address Parker...

Registered design number: 7185.

Proprietor: George Faulkner and Company.

Address Parker Street, Manchester, Lancashire.

Subject: Calico pocket handkerchief (Aerial Carriage).

Class 10: printed fabrics.

Text and annotation on design: The Flying Steam Company To China in Twenty-Four Hours Certain.

Hallo! Bill Jackson keep your eye on Malta and get the parcels ready, Waken the old lady in No7 drop the Pacha of Egypt's dispatches Tie a 56 to the Suez post bag or it will be blown into the Mediterranean Tell the Bombay Gent in No5 to have his parachute in readiness tie his Hat on,shut his mouth, and keep a fast hold, as it's blowing a stiff breeze Keep a sharp look out for Pekin and get the Emperor of China's letter ready as we shall drop on his Palace directly.

Banish all fear Friend for the Machine goes as it should & we have the wind in our poop.

Tell you what old Governor its all wery nice your'n holloring thro' that ere trumpet with yere eye this & drop that but blow me if I come out on this Machine any more.

[Letters on diagram A-G corresponding to Key]

That is true for on this side the wind blows so strong that a thousand pair of bellows seem to be fanning me: Without all doubt we have reached the second region of the Air where the Hail & Snows are formed: Thunder & Lightening are engendered in the third region and if we go on at this rate we shall soon reach the region of Fire.

I think we are already at that same Fire place for I am all of a sweat either with that same Region you speak of or this Steam Boiler at my back.

FROM EUROPE DIRECT ON SALE This Valuable & Extensive STOCK of CURIOSITIES consisting of Steam Boats Steam Engines Locomotives Vessels of War Merchantmen Coal Borges Skiffs Wherries etc Amongst the carriages & Great Curiosity an English Stage Coach with HORSES & JARVEY complete by order of the EAST INDIA COMPANY.

A Special Messenger your most Celestial Highness from the Moon i think its fast approaching.

I'm blessed if I can make it out, its not unlike a Dragon, or a fiery Comet or a mixture of both or something else let's bolt and save our necks.

Talk of copyright of Design brother Scrible why they fly away with our Ideas faster that we can invent them.

Brother Seelooksee I never was so puzzled in my life: of a truth the end of this World's fast approaching Tis worse than the Barbarian Fire Ship business that we thought a settler what shall we call it.

Well if I didn't think Steam Vessels, Bob, the end of all Invention.

And so I thought by Locomotives Jack.

Sam what's to become of us poor Watermen it's worse than the Thames Tunnel.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE [key] A the main frame or wings which support the Car B Upright posts which support the frame work C the Propellers driven by steam D the Tail turning on a joint at G E The Rudder F the Car containing the Engine Conductor Passengers Luggage &c.