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“Shamrock” was designed by William Fife (III) in 1908 as a potential challenger for the America’s Cup. The Americans refused the challenge but Lipton asked Fife to continue building (the vessel being built at Denny's).
In the last contest of 1903, Reliance marked the extreme limit that had been achieved in the development of the racing machine, and there had been already a swing in the other direction toward a saner and more healthy type of yacht.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Sir Thomas Lipton bequeathed his collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia to the Mitchell Library where it is still housed. In 1999, the collection was showing signs of degradation and Unilever, who now own the Lipton brand, funded the conservation and digitisation costs.
Published: 19 October 2015 Yves GARY Hits: 2884
Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Sir Thomas Lipton bequeathed his collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia to the Mitchell Library where it is still housed. In 1999, the collection was showing signs of degradation and Unilever, who now own the Lipton brand, funded the conservation and digitisation costs.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"A collection of photos taken from the deck of Shamrock around 1908 with Sir Thomas Lipton, Colonel Neill and the crew.
Each thumbnail presented here contains a link to the original photo on the Mitchell Library' s website.