ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː hiː tˈʊk ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ mˈɑːdəl ʌvðɪ ˌæpɚɹˈæɾəs ˌɔn ɐ tˈʊɹ ʌv wˈeɪlz ænd lˈɪvɚpˌuːl, wˌɛɹ ɪɾ ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl ʌv ɐtˈɛnʃən ænd wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd fɚðə lˈaɪfboʊt ʌvðə vˈɛsəl "ɡˈoʊldfɪŋɡɚ".
In 1853 he took a large model of the apparatus on a tour of Wales and Liverpool, where it attracted a great deal of attention and was adopted for the lifeboat of the vessel "Goldfinger".