Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 273
sue from thestem of the pipe, and mayeither be lighted or col-lected in a bladder. Forthe use of the million,however, gas is preparedupon a very large scale,and is divided into threeprocesses — its forma-tion, purification, andits collection for dis-tribution to consumers.The first process is… … Retorts. COAL-GAS. 10/ ployed. The coal is put into retorts fitted to the furnace,so that they are surrounded by the flames, and terminatingin a horizontal tube called the hydraulic main, E, which isin its turn connected with a pit or opening for the recep-tion of the tar and ammoniacal liquor,…
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