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Auction: 15019 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 188

France: Soc. en Participation "Le Travailleur Sous-Marin" (Système Piatti dal Pozzo), 'part bénéficiaire', Paris 1897, no.756, ornate border, red with pale green underprint, extremely fine.

In 1897 the Italian, Count Piatti dal Pozzo, built a spherical submarine names 'La France' which was equipped with mechanical arms which could be operated by it's crew . The submarine was not independently powered but was suspended from an overhead barge and supplied with electric power to operate strong lights so the salvage operation could be seen.

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Estimate
£80 to £100