Section cut from the pump rod of 'Sirius'. Inscribed: 'Cut from the pump rod of the SS Sirius the first passsenger steamer to cross the Atlantic. She left Cork on the 3rd and reached New York on the 22nd April 1838. In Jan 1847 she was lost and after lying for 51 years was salvaged and her metal work purchased by Masons Birmingham, who present this souvenir'. The item is contained in a presentation box.