The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-16
me American AntI-IncrustaIoT.

The Developments of science are in
deed wonderful. Every revelation of
the sun brings with il some practical
benefit to the world and mankind. As
public Journalists, in search of Items"
we were attracted by the above sign.
and casually dropped into the ONCE of
the Maryland Anti-Incrustation Com
pany. in the marble building, No. p
Second street, here, and confess to our
Agreeable surprise at an investigation of
the operations of an instrument of such
efficiency a thorough examination
convinced US of its utility and value,
and of the undoubted fact that il is vet
destined TO achieve a great economy
and safety to all who use steam boilers.
The American Anti-Incrustator is an
instrument which, IN its operations, on
" Utilities and renders innocuous the
electricity that is always generated in
steam boilers. 1t is an electrical in
strument, and, By the skilfnl method
of its application to boilers, thoroughly
removes scale or incrustation, there
after prevents its adhesion to the iron.
and conquers the liability of explosions
which arise by the Ignition of the cleo
the spark with the gases that, under
certain conditions, are formed in all
boilers. .-
The Anti-incrustator itself Is simple
in construction, but, powerful IN re-
suits II IS composed of Ia metal disk,
into which is screwed seven fingers or
magnets. Nearly at the handle of this
disk rs a small aperture, into which a
non-electflcal conductor ia porcelain
. box Is inserted, and through which is
placed small brass post, which, being
thus completely insulated, is screwed
into the shell of the boiler. Attached
to the extreme handle OF this metal
disk Is a coiled copper wire, which
again IN turn Is connected with another
small brass post, and this is also
screwed into the shell of the boiler.
There is thus at the disk tie magnet
lied fingers gathering up or attracting,
the electricity in the boiler conducting
1t along the copper wire to the brass
post at the other extremity, and thence
distributing il over the boiler. THERE is,
therefore, with the positive electricity
thus communicated TO the shell of the
boiler, continuous action of repulsion
taking place between the incrustation
or scale in its various parts, thus pre-
venting an adhesion TO the iron of all
foreign substances, and hence the boiler
Is always kept clean, and in the most re-
liable condition for performing its
work. The practical utilization OF this
electricity at the same time robs it of its
explosive power. Many explosions
which have heretofore occurred could
have, doubtless, been prevented by the
application OF this instrument, because
the electrical circuit is here so arranged
that when the element has accom-
plished Its work, tits thrownoff or dis
charged at the insulated post in the
disk.
1t has been a fact long established
that IN all boilers a greater or less de-
gree of electricity continuously exists
when the steam is in operation. This
electricity Is measured according to the
character of the water used, and the
amount of friction produced in the pas
sage OF the steam 1t Is also a well es-
tablished fact and particularly by
those who have any connection with
steam boilers-that one of the most
serious difficulties with which thew
have to contend has been the incrusta-
ton or scale which in a very short
period forms and adheres in greater or
less degree TO all boilers, no matter
what the character of the water used
may be. This fact is readily demon
strated to those who have observed the
continued increase in their fuel &C.
count, dating from the period when Il
new boiler Is used, or after il has been
cleaned To remove this scale has
heretofore been "A work OF great cost,
attended also, as it has been, by much
injury TO the boiler itself by the use of
the pick, hammer, chisel or scraper
and no appliance has yet been perfected
that could remove these impediments
TO economy and safety without at the
A@AAN GGAl4E nlEllN destructive TO
the IRON ana Tubes, as well as req uirinE
much care and attention in the applical
ton.
All these desiderata have been over
come, however, by the American Anti
Incrustator. The instrument requires
no attention, but is ever at work when
the boiler Is in operation. It removes
ali scale or Incrustation, prevents its
adhesion thereafter, and keeps the boil
er thoroughly clean. 1t effects an econ
omy OF from 10 to 10 per cent. in fuel.
II dlspenses entirely with the damac-
ing use OF the pick, hammer, chisel or
scraPer in cleaning boilers. II saves n
large cost IN labor. 1t prevents explo-
slons. II renders no frequent or pro
longed stoPpage of the boiler necessa-
~, as heretofore. II is harmless to the
iron, and IS in every point OF view a
most desirable, safe and reliable econo-
my 10 all Who use steam boilers.
: From the many highly satisfactory
certificates as TO the value of the instru-
men, from men of undoubted charac-
ter in all parts of the country. we have
room only for the following from
among those in our own section:
OFFICE or VIZ. L HOOPER 4 Sons \
CorIoS MANUFACTURERS.
BALTTGoEE, Feb = lS51.
Hnl- Preseoa SHlils, Esq, Prezldsnt OF ths
AcEyLIzd -IncZIlStdtlO1I Company.
Dear Strip TO this date, II Anti Incrusts-
toIs nave oeen applied TO our boilers, which
are located as follows
boilers at Park Mill, WOODBURY.
Mount Washington Factory
Woodbury. Min, WOodbeTTy.
Clipper Mills