Fire-places and Kitchen Utensils. 



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It is hardly necessary that I should observe here that 

 boilers on the principles above described may be con- 

 structed of sheet iron or sheet copper as well as of cast 

 iron, and that they may be made of any dimensions. 

 That which is represented in the foregoing figure (No. 

 44) is of a moderate size, and would, I should imagine, 

 be suitable for the family of a labourer consisting of 

 eight or ten persons. The lower part of the boiler 

 would hold about 3^ gallons; but the whole boiler, 

 filled up to within an inch of the level of the inside of 

 the steam-rim, would hold 14! gallons. When so filled 

 up, I should suppose the boiler to be sufficiently capa- 

 cious to heat water for washing or for any other pur- 

 pose that could be wanted by an industrious family con- 

 sisting of the number of persons above-mentioned. 



Description of a PORTABLE FIRE-PLACE for a UNIVERSAL 



KITCHEN BOILER. 



The following figure represents a vertical section of 

 the fire-place with its boiler in its place : 



Fig. 46. 



This figure is drawn to a scale of 20 inches to the 

 inch. 



