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kidder's Patent Gas Regulator.
Produc'ng a uniform Light,
And Pffpctiuu ~ Suvinu ,T % nan, ,,.,

Ana ehecting n Saving of 25 per cent,
NO @ A 5 CONSUMER VINO DESIRES A
4 steady, agreeable and economical light should
be without this valuable invention, which at once
does away with all personal attention TO gas lphts
ana secures invariably the utmost economy in the
consumption of gas.
IL Is in successful operation in the largest Hotels
and Factories of the United States and in Thousands
OF private residences, everywhere thoroughly per
forming Its work. 1t has been fully tested by tho
most eminent Gas Engineers Of the Union and the
company has yet to hear of tho first instance in
which it has failed to be approved
ENGINEERS TES7IMONY.
NANnATTAN GAS WoRKs, Oct. %, 1852.
Dear ar Enclosed send you a certificate set
ting forth as briefly as can the advantages of nr
hiuuer admirable invention. do not think IT.
necessary to mention any experiments NAV have
maue Drs. Elicit, Torrcy and Gibbs have book
iuil to he produced when needed. | will add here
however, to be used when you desire it, the result
vi an experiment made at these Works and which
can be repeated whenever desired With the street
pressure OF four and half inches of water and one
burner near the GOVERNOR the pressure of the burner
gauge was seven-tenths, The governor remaining
untouched, the numbp- Of light, WINS increased 70
hi'y-'o"r extending n surface of several hun
dred feet, and the street pressure was reduced to
t"1 lcheS, ana the pressure gauge at the governor
as before, seven-tcnths.
Yours, &c, CltAS. ROoME.
MANHATTAN GAS WoRKs, Oct %, 1852
n
loh the most valuable instrument for regulating the
now OF gas to the burners that have ever seen
~ IS correct in principle and will accomplish admir-
AMY the objects for which il was DESIGNED II will
insure great stcadiness in the lights and as the
pressure at the metre is by this instrument reduced
considerably below that on the street mains it will
enable the consumer to gain an equal amount of
nght at smaller expenditure Of gns for the less
the pressure under which the gas is consumed. the
greater Is the amount of light obtained
CllAS. ROOME, Engineer
Manhattan Gas Light Company
RcnMoND, August 10, 1858.
My engagements prevented nc from cXperimont.
ing with your Regulator before this week had
1t put up and so arranged that | could chow the
pressure OF the works on the burners which vary
from to u inches | made some weights of lood
and weighed it so brought the pressure to &. TO- the
pressure on the street mains - inches and with of
your feet burners under the street pressure tbp
cocks turned off so that they would not percortbI =
blow, consumed II cubic feet in - minutes /
theh put the Regulator and opened the cocks full
same number OF burners, burning the same time.
consumed cubic feet, showing a saving of 25 ne,
cent. The experiment to me was very satisfactory
the lights burned very steadily / could not nc r.
ceve any difference in the pressure or flame wbctbc,
one or six of the lights were burning From villa,
have seen, | would have no hesitation in recon,
mendng its
Respectfully yours,
w \ Il. @ptt tT.fr a.