Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST A. 49,
Kidder's Patent Gas Regulator.
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ProdHcing n Hni(orm LigM,
Ana checting n Saving Of 10 per cent.
N D q $ CONSUMER WHO DESIRES A
1 steady, agreeable aud economical light, should
be without this valuable invention, which at once
does away with all personal attention to gas lights
and secures invariably the utmost economy in the
consumption of rag
~ Us III successful operation In the largest Hotels
and Factories of the United States and In tbousan,
81 private residences, everywhere thoroughly per
forming its work. II has been fully tested by the
most eminent Gas Engineers of the Union, and the
company has yet to hear of the first instance In
which it has failed to be approved
ENGINEERS TES71MONY.
MANHATTAN GAS WoRks, Oct %, 1852
peaf nir Enclosed send you certificate set
ing t"rth as briefly MS cnn the advantages of DIR
bidders admirable invention. | do moi think II
necessary TO mention any experiments may have
made Drs. Elicit, Torrcy and Gibbs have n hook
,ul' 10 oe produced when needed. will add here
however, To be used when You desire it, the result
OF an experiment made at these Works and which
can be repeated whenever desired With the street
pressure OF four aud half inches of water and one
burner near the governor the pressure of the burner
gauge was seven-tenths. The governor remaining
Untouched, the number of lights was increased TO
nfty-iour extending over a surface of several hun
dred feet, and the street pressure was reduced 70
Two inches, and the pressure gauge the governor
as before, seven-tenths.
Yours, &C., CHAs RooNr
MANHATTAN GAS WORKS, Oct 20. 1852
The Gas Regulator OF Dr. Kidder is. in nv op;n
loh the most valuable instrument for regulating the
now oil gas to the burners that have ever seen
IL is correct In principle and will accomplish admir-
aoly the objects for which it designed II will
insure great steadiness in the lights and ms the
pressure at the metre is by this instrument reduced
considerably below that on the street mains IL will
enable the consumer to gain an equal amount of
iight at smaller expenditure of gas for the les.
the pressure under which the gas is consumed tho
greater is the amount of light obtained,
CHAS. RO0ME, Engineer
Manhattan Gas Light Company
RIcHhoND, August 10, 1858.
My engagements prevented me from experiment
ing with your Regulator before this week. had
II put up and so arranged that | could show the
pressure OF the works on the burners, which varv
from to "a inches. / made some weights Of lead
and weighed it so brought the pressure to clio, the
pressure on the street mains q inches and with of
your feet burners under the street pressure the
cocks turned off so that they would not pcrceptibv
blow, consumed IL cubic feet in rs minutes, /
then put the Regulator and opened the cocks full
same number of burners, burning the same time. /
consumed cubic feet, showing a saving of Is per
cent. The experiment to me was very satisfactory
the lights burned very steadily. / could not pcr
ceve any difference in the pressure or flame whether
one or six of the lights were burning From What
| have seen, would have no hesitation In recon-
mendng its use.
Respectfully yours,
c. CAMPBELL, Supt. of City Gas Works.