The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-27
TO GAS CONSU MER S.
We would call your attention to
NEW GAS REGULATOR,
INVENTED BY
DIR. CHAS. M. CRESSON.

Gate Managing Engineer of the Philadelphia Gss
Works., possessing GREAT DELICACY of adjustment,
by the of peculiar form of valve and gas holder,
governing accurately single hight win capacity to
gas enough for the full number OF lights, and the
ability within the instrument ITSELF to increase the
PRESSURE when the greater quantity Of gas is required
Among the peculiar advantages of this Regulator,
that make II preferable to instruments of more
tracted size. which require the of MFBCURY or
FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGMs, the following deserve
especial notice =
FIR-T-The tree motion OF the Regulating Valve
through considerable space, gives grea deicaoy OF
adjustment, and a wider range of consumption In q
single instrument, than is possible with other forms
SECOND-1be fluid seal of GLYCERINE used In this
REGULATOR avoids the dangers resulting In other
forms. from the unwholesome vapors of Mercury.
which, passing Off with the Gas, disseminated
throughout the rooms in which 1t burned subectng
the occupants 10 ALL THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS
OF MERCURY upon the human svstem, and especa ly
upon the LUNG and SKIN, when 1t is thus dffused as
vapor The accidental overflow of Mercury from hese
mercurla Seals hasi often injured valuable Gas Meers
the OF which has necessarily been charged to the
consumer
Where the use Of MERCURY in regula Is avoided
by the substitution of FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM the
resulting dhculues also numerous one is the liza
bity TO LEAK GE and EXPLOSION OF GAS; an
other the loss Flexiby and consequent ineflclepcy
by age and exposure to cold and thirdly, inherent
vice of want OF oecacy of adjustment, and range of
action.
To remedy these faults, the "CRESsoE REGULA-
TOR" was invented, and wherever introduced 1t has
given the greatest satisfaction, always producing a
steady light regular consumption with saving o (
rom TWENTY to Thirty Per Cent amount of gas
consumed.
LETTERS PATENT have be en- granted for this ReGu-
lator, both in the UNITED STATES and in ENGLAND.
1. Is manufactured by the
AMERICAN METER COMPANY"
OF NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, and BOSTON for
us alone and SALE Wholesale and Retail at our ware
this city, where all and letters should be
addressed
The following is an extract from the journal of the
FRANKLIN IN, TITUTE, dated october ls 1865 AN
experimental trial was then made the quantity of
gas by the burners when under regu alton to
their Maximum economy, and the amount consumed
by the burners when subjected to the ordinary
variations of street pressure
~ he result showed that with the Regulator there
was unifonly 78 cubic gas per hour consumed
being of 7l0 cubic feet burner Whilst
without the Regulator the burners consumed
from lO6 10 4O cnbc feet per hour the average being 26
cubic feet or @ feet per hour to each burner"
The test apparatus which was set up In the FRANK
LIN INSTITUTE can be seen at our
SCALE WAREHOUSE
In this city where the public are invited to call and
examine themselves, the amount of saving effected
by the use OF the
CRESSON REGULATOR.
FAIRBANKS G. EWING,
MASONIC HALL,
124mws1m No. 715 CHFsNUT STREET