Model, made by the inventor

Made:
1869 in Sheerness
maker:
W T Carpenter

Model, made by the inventor, of a Continuously-Fed Inclined Retort, 1869, invented by W T Carpenter, and trialled for 2 years at Sheerness, Kent, together with: a length of archimedean feed screw, in wood, edge piece lost; brass pipework and pipework junction; wooden oval cross section tube.

Details

Category:
Gas Industry
Object Number:
1949-331
type:
inclined retort, model
credit:
British Gas Corporation (London)