A practical treatise on the manufacture of soap and candles .. (1888)
Brannt, William T. (William Theodore), b. 1844, Deite, C. (Carl), 1838-1921, Engelhardt, Alwin, Schaedler, Karl, 1843-1891 · Philadelphia, H. C. Baird & co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 268
larger kettles, requiring a building of three stories to containthem. Kettles whose contents are boiled by steam may be of anydesired shape, circular, oval, or rectangular, provided that thesteam-pipes be carried into the corners (if any) and be so arrangedas to insure uniformity of ebullition… … There is no necessary proportion between diameter and depth ; *in England the diameter is to depth as 1 to 1, or 1 to 1.25, or 1 * A kettle 15 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep will turn out 25 to 30 tonsof soap. 250 MANUFACTURE OF SOAP AND CANDLES. to 1.5, while in this country the ratio is…
Soap · Candles · Decorative arts
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