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Kidder's Patent Gas Regulator
Producing uniform Light,

fTouuf'Hg HHUOTW LigM,
And efiecting n Saving of % per cent.
NO GAS CONSUMER WHO DESIRES A
~ steady, agreeable and economical light, should
he without this valuable invention. which Mt once
does away with all personal attention to gas lights,
and secures invariably the utmost economy in the
consumption of gas
It 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. 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 fnicd to be approved
ENGINEERS TESTINONY.
MANHATTAN GAS WonKs, Oct 20, 1852
Dear Sir Enclosed send you certificate set
ting forth as briefly | can the advantages of Dr..
kidder's admirable invention. | do not think it
necessary to mention any experiments I NAV have
made Drs. Elicit, Torrcy and Gibbs have a book
fall to be 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
he 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 scven-tcnths. The governor remaining
untouched, the number Of lights was increased to
fity-fOur extending surface of several hun
dred feet, and the street pressure reduced to
two inches, and the pressure gauge ut the governor
as before, ssven-tenths.
Yours &C., ClGAs. RooME.
MANHATrAS GAS WoRKs, Oct. 20, 1852.
The Gas Regulator of Dr. Kiddcr is, in my opin-
ion, the most valuable instrument for regulating the
flow of gas to the burners that have ever seen.-
1t is correct in principle and will accomplish admir-
ably the objects for which it was designed 1t will
insure great steadiness in the lights, and the
pressure at the metre il by this instrument, reduced
considerably below that the street mains, it will
enable the consumer to gain equal amount Of
light at smaller expenditure of gas 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.
RIcHMoND, August 10, 1883.
My engagements prevented me from experiment.
ing with your Regulator before this week. l had
it put up and arranged that | could show the
pressure of the works the burners which vary
| from to q inches. | made some weights of lead
and weighed it brought the pressure to clio, tn,
pressure the street mains "a inches, and with o.
your feet burners under the street pressure, the
cocks turned off that they would not perceptibly
blow, | consumed II cubic feet in % minutes.
then put the Regulator and opened the cocks full
number of burners, burning the same time,
! consumed cubic feet, showing saving of % pc
| cent. The experiment to me was very satisfactory
the lights burned very steadily. / could not pc r
ceve any difference in the pressure flame whethe
one six of the lights burning. From wha
| l have seen, would have hesitation in recon
mending its
| Respectfully yours,
| c. CAMPBELL, Supt. of City Gas Works.