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XXXIX, Description of a Contrivance Jbr conveying Steam 

 from Boilers. By Mr. George Webstek, of' Leeds*. 



Sir, It is with pleasure that T communicate to vou the 

 contents of this paper, hoping thai this invention will be 

 beneficial to the public; the leading feature of the contri- 

 vance is simplicity, and that may possibly be a fair recom- 

 mendation, at lea*t such it seems to me. 



I have just finished anew erection, for my better accom- 

 modation in the whitening and stoving of woollen cloths, 

 and having been long annoyed in this business with the 

 sieaoi from the hot water in the pans, I determined if pos- 

 sible to get quit of it ; besides I had ample proof in my old 

 buildiuii, how injurious the steam was to the limbers of 

 the floors, Sec. Permit me to say, that I sjitnt a decent 

 sum of money to no purpose, and was giving up the idea, 

 in dL'spair cf its accomplishment, when I hil uj)on this ex- 

 pedient, which answers my most sanguine desires. 



I presume that this easy method ol carrying away steam 

 has never yet been in practice, and il once known will be 

 of very considerable utility. In the numerous instances in 

 trades where steam is inconveni>:nt, it ofiers a ready rid- 

 dance; to ihe timber in buildings, and to the furniture in 

 houses, private kitchens, &c. it affords a desired security; 

 but in manv trades, as elue- makers, tallow-chandlers, &;c. 

 where ihe effluvia, united with or without water, is offensive 

 and obnoxHHis, it must be doubly and trebly valuable; and 

 these cases are more numerous than I can reciie or am ac- 

 quainted with. The evaporating matter needs no longer to 

 be the plague of the workmen, or the nuisance of the 

 neighbourhood. 



Hoping that the plan, though simple, and that the ob- 

 ject, thougli not of the first magnitude, will be deemed 

 worthy of the approbation of the Society, 

 I remain, sir, 



- Your most obedient servant, 

 Geouge Webster, 



Leeds, April 16, 1810. ' Stover, i.ceds. 



To C. Taylor, M.D. Sec. 



Sir, — In the model ! have sent to the Society, the steam 

 chimney is carried upas high as the snsoke chimney, which 



* From Transactions of the Society Jbr the Riicuurugement <\f Arts, Mavu- 



factuies, and ('iimmerce, lor 18,1. The silver medal of the Society was 



voted to Mr. W'ebster for this communication, and a model of t!;c Apj>ar»tu-. 

 is preserved in the Society's Repository. 



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