On the smokeless fire-place : chimney-valves, and other means, old and new, of obtaining healthful warmth and ventilation (1855)
Arnott, Neil, 1788-1874 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 177
g with the leathern sides. Thepumps of Dr. Hales were soon introduced extensivelyinto ships, public buildings, mines, &c.; (see Trans-actions of the Eoyal Society for May, 1741,) but theuse of them was ultimately abandoned, on accountchiefly of the cost in labour to work them. The writer of… … oiled silk, or other cloth resting against wire-gauze.Evidently, if a door or window, however large, had aframe of wire-gauze stretched across it with a curtain BY PUMPS, FAN-WHEELS, SHAFTS, ETC. 163 hanging on one side, air could pass from the otherside without sensible obstruction, having only…
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