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Kidder's Patent Gas Regulator

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MO aAS CONSUMER WHO DESIRES
steady, agreeable and economical light, should
lie without this valuable invention, which ct once
does away with al personal attention to gas ithta
nri secures invariably tie utmost economy in the
consumption OF gas.
II is in sncccssful orcrntion 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 the
most eminent Gas Engineers of the Union, and the
Company has yet to hear Of the first instance in
which il hos failed to be approved.
ENGINEERS' TESTIMONY.
MANHATTAN Gas WORKS, Oct. 20, 1852.
Dear Sir Enclosed send you n certificate set
ting forth as briefly as can the adv nntnges Of Dr.
kidder's ndmirntle invention. l do not think il
necessary to mention any experiments may have
made Drs. Elicit, Torrcy and Gibbs have u book
full 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
can be repeated whenever desired With the street
pressure of four and half inches Of water and one
burner the governor the pressure of the burner
gauge wa. seyen-tenths The governor remaining
untouched, the number Of lights was incre ased to
fftyfour extending over surface Of several hun.
jred feet, and tue street pressure reduced t.
two nches, and the pressure gauge at the governor
az before, seyen-tenths.
Yours, SC, CHAs. RooNiE.
MAsHAI1AS Gas WORKS, Oct. 20, 1852.
The Gas Regulator of Dr. Kidder is, in my opin-
ion, the valuable instrument for regulating the
flow Of gas 40 the burners that have seen.-
1t s correct in principle anu will accomplish admir-
ably the objects for which it designed Ii viii
insure great steadiness ia the lights, and as the
pressure the metre is by this instrument reduced
considerably below that on the street Mains 1t will
| enable the consumer to gain equal amount VI
light at a smaller expenditure Of gas for the lee,
the pressure under which the gas ia consumed, th.
greater Is the amount of light obtained.
CHAS. ROoME, Engineer
Manhattan Gas Light Company
RICHMOND, August 49, 1853.
My engagements prevented me from experiment
ing with your Regulator before this week. / haC
| il put up and arranged that | could show th,
| pressure of the works on the burners, which VAR
from to % inches. l made come weights of lea,
and weighed it SO brought the pre- clio, th
pressure the street mains "a inches, and with @
your feet burners under the street pressure, tn
cocks turned of so that they would not pcrceptbl
blow, consumed II cubic feet in rs minutes
then put the Regulator and opened the cocks full
same number OF burners, burning the time,
consumed cubic feet, showing saving Of % pc
cent. The experiment to very satisfactory
the lights burned very steadily. l could not uer
ceive any difference in the pressure or fame whethe
one or six of the lights were burning. From wha
| have seen, would have no hesitation in recon
mending its use.
Respectfully yours,
{. CAMPBELL, Supt of City Gas Works.
HOTELS.
The value Of the Machine to Hotels, may
learned from the following
GADsDfs HOTEL, WAsHlyGToy, ID. c., Oct 81 1856.
have been using kidder's Regulator in my Hot
for the last six weeks, and during that time u
confident have saved in money rs per cent. ov,
the amount paid for the time last year, and b.
iieve my light is quite as good as before using
and do feel confident that it is a decided saving
the consumer Of gas. W. GADSBY.
AsToR House, Nov |, 1853.
We have had DR.. Walter Kidder's Gas Rcgulat
in use at the Aston House. for several months pas
We have three Regulators attached to as many III
tres, Gone on each,) and they supply about 2.
burners. The Regulators operate finely they pc
fectly regulate the burning Of gas, and with goo
! light, save a handsome per centage upon Of
bills of consumption, say about fifteen dollars
week. which is equal to twenty five per cent. on o
gas bills. We consequently feel very great con
dence in the success Of the Regulator.
COLEMAN 4 STETSON.
PRIVATE CONSUMERS
a list Of the parties using the Regulator will
found in the Pamphlet of the NEW York Gas Re
3, uLAToR COMPANY at 2G2 Broadway.