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British division The illustrated catalogue of the industrial department
- Titel
- British division
- Verleger
- Her Majesty's Commissioners
- Erscheinungsort
- London
- Bandzählung
- 2
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1862
- Umfang
- [2] Bl., 64, 26, 30, 136, 74, 64, 72, 58, 166, 127, 10, 35, 7, 12, 9, 6, 7, 5, 7, 9 S.
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- WA:B62-2
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- Englisch
- Vorlage
- Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz
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- SLUB Dresden
- Digitalisat
- Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz
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- urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-db-id4699981803
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- http://digital.slub-dresden.de/id469998180
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- oai:de:slub-dresden:db:id-469998180
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- 469998180
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- LDP: Chemnitz - Weltausstellung
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- Class X. Civil Engineering, Architectural, And Building Contrivances
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- Mehrbändiges WerkThe illustrated catalogue of the industrial department
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- KapitelClass X. Civil Engineering, Architectural, And Building ... 1
- KapitelClass XI. Military Engineering, Armour And Accoutrements, ... 1
- KapitelClass XII. Naval Architecture, Ships' Tackle, &c. 1
- KapitelClass XIII. Philosophical Instruments, And Processes Depending ... 1
- KapitelClass XIV. Photographic Apparatus And Photography 47
- KapitelClass XV. Horological Instruments 65
- KapitelClass XVI. Musical Instruments 87
- KapitelClass XVII. Surgical Instruments And Appliances 117
- KapitelClass XVIII. Cotton 1
- KapitelClass XIX. Flax And Hemp 9
- KapitelClass XX. Silk And Velvet 21
- KapitelClass XXI. Woollen And Worsted, Including Mixed Fabrics 27
- KapitelClass XXII. Carpets 45
- KapitelClass XXIII. Woven, Spun, Felted, And Laid Fabrics, As Specimens ... 57
- KapitelClass XXIV. Tapestry, Lace, And Embroidery 63
- KapitelClass XXV. Skins, Fur, Feathers, And Hair 1
- KapitelClass XXVI. Leather, Including Saddlery And Harness 11
- KapitelClass XXVII. Articles Of Clothing 33
- KapitelClass XXVIII. Paper, Stationery, Printing, And Bookbinding 1
- KapitelClass XXIX. Educational Works And Appliances 31
- KapitelClass XXX. Furniture, Paper-Hanging, And Decoration 1
- KapitelClass XXXI. Iron And General Hardware 1
- KapitelClass XXXII. Steel Cutlery And Edge Tools 141
- KapitelClass XXXIII. Works In Precious Metals, And Their Imitations, ... 1
- KapitelClass XXXIV. Glass, For Decorative And Houshold Purposes 63
- KapitelClass XXXV. Pottery 91
- KapitelClass XXXVI. Toilet, Travelling, And Miscellaneous Articles 1
- KapitelIndex To The Illustrated Catalogue Of The Industrial Department 1
- KapitelOfficial Illustrated Catalogue Advertiser 1
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Class X.—Civil Engineering, Architectural, and Building Contrivances. Bower, George, St. Neots, Huntingdonshire.—Patented vertical gas apparatus and combined purifier, for private use, and for exportation. GAS APPARATUS AT BLENHEIM. Of the numerous inventions which have so pre- I eminently distinguished the present age, none has con- j tributed in a greater degree to the comforts of civilised j life than that of illumination by gas. In these days of its almost universal adoption in our cities and towns, it is quite superfluous to dilate on its numerous advantages, which must be manifest to all',- though their full force can perhaps be appreciated only by those who can remember the sombre appearance formerly presented by the streets of our large towns at night, as contrasted with their present brilliant aspect. There is, however, a still more extended field for the operations of gas lighting, and much yet remains to be done in our villages, and in the mansions and private residences of the nobility and gentry. It is believed that thi3 is due to certain misapprehensions and not unnatural prejudices which have hitherto existed on the subject, and that when these can be effectually removed, gas lighting will no longer be, in a great mea sure, confined to cities and towns, but its advantages will be as widely appreciated and embraced as they undoubtedly deserve to be. Its non-introduction into many of our villages has been mainly owing to the belief that it would prove a commercial failure, whereas it j has been most conclusively shown by experience, that any compact village of a thousand inhabitants may be j lighted with gas, so as to pay a good per-centage on the j original capital embarked. It is only within a comparatively recent period that I the prejudices of private gentlemen, as to the advisability ' or practicability of introducing gas into their dwellings, | have been partially removed. By some, danger was contemplated; by others, it was regarded as a nuisance, or as too complex in its management and manufacture; others, again, shrank from it on the score of economy, as involving fearful outlay in plant, and large cost of maintenance; while the possessor of the ornamental domain imagined in such plant an unsightly structure, emitting dense smoke and noxious vapour, giving to the mansion the appearance of a manufactory, and alto gether inconsistent with that pioturesqueness and quiet which are so generally and justly appreciated in country life. These suppositions are, however, an entire fallacy, for it may be confidently stated, that science has com pletely removed all ordinary chance of danger, or possi bility of nuisance; that on the score of economy, in regard to the cost of apparatus, and the method and expense of making the gas, much has been done to reduce and overcome objections; whilst, by judicious arrangements, and the use of a portable apparatus (such as the one exhibited, which, from its compactness, can | be placed in any out-building), nothing calculated to offend the eye, or the most fastidious taste, can be objected to. Tor works of greater magnitude, a low and secluded position (hidden it. may be by trees and shrubbery), is usually chosen; and the requisite buildings may be so designed as to combine the ornamental with the useful. The above engraving represents the patented appa ratus as erected and fixed by the exhibitor for the palace of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, at Blen heim. Mr. Bower’s inventions, designed for the purpose of removing the objections here alluded to, have been ex tensively adopted in various parts of Great Britain and the Continent, the following being a list of 100 gas works selected out of a great number of cities, towns, villages, factories, public buildings, and private establish ments which have been lighted by him during the past few years. It may be mentioned as a proof of their general applicability, that the necessary apparatus for lighting the railway tunnel now in course of construction under Mont Cenis, has recently been supplied by him for the Italian Government.
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