We can understand the pessimism of Mrs. Andrew Cunningham when she exclaimed: “The only unpardonable sin in this country is to lose one’s money.
— from Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 by Various

This important invention originated as follows: In the early part of 1837, the directors of the Great Western Steam-Ship Company sent Mr. Francis Humphries, their engineer, to consult Mr. Nasmyth as to some engineering tools of unusual size and power, which were required for the construction of the engines of the "Great Britain" steamship.
— from Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Samuel Smiles