Keith's patent mineral oil gas apparatus, for lighting mansions, country houses, and all kinds of public works..
by [KEITH, James]
- Used
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Arbroath?]: [s.n.], [s.d., c.1874] Single leaf broadside. Numerous early vertical and horizontal folds. A trifle creased, manuscript title to verso. James Keith (1849-1921). He was the inventor of numerous hydraulic heating, ventilating, and other appliances, and amongst the earliest of these inventions was the apparatus for the manufacture of mineral oil gas. He was also the originator of the modern type of sectional boiler for hot-water heating. He was one of the pioneers of the system of high-pressure gas-lighting, and in addition to his foundry in Arbroath the firm had works at Holloway, London, with offices at Farringdon Avenue. . Dimensions 270 x 430 mm.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ25332
- Title
- Keith's patent mineral oil gas apparatus, for lighting mansions, country houses, and all kinds of public works..
- Author
- [KEITH, James]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- [s.n.], [s.d., c.1874]
- Place of Publication
- [Arbroath?]
- Keywords
- Trade
- Size
- Dimensions 270 x 430 mm
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.