Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 415
Bhows the flues for the escape of the burnt gases. The whole arrangement is shown in Fig. 2838 verydistinctly. The two ends of the retort, a, are shut by two iron lids, secured by cross-bars and screw-bolts, luted with clay. The one end of the retort is provided with an iron pipe b, which leads… … condenser e, and from thence into the receiver D, e. The hole L is designed for the introduction of aniron wire, in case any disturbance should happen in the pipe b, where dirt from the ore may accumulateand obstruct the passage of the mercury vapors. The pipe,c, is always partly filled with…
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