A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the manufacture of porcelain and glass (1832)
[Porter, George Richardson], 1792-1852. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Carey & Lea · leaf 129
g together equal to that of the large furnace,they are made to contain as great a number of pots, and of thesame size, as were formerly employed; while the internal areaof the two, being together equal to only one half that of the fur-nace for which they are substituted, the pots are… … It is said, that the weekly expenditure of coals has beenlessened, by means of this alteration, to the extent often chal-drons. The dimensions of the crucibles and furnace should bearsome relation to each other. If the former, from their diminu-tive size, are much below the efficiency of the…
Porcelain · Glass manufacture
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