Note 303 — A CYCLOPÆDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS, PROCESSES, AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION (continued 39)
Reading edition
A very similar filter to this was invented by the late Mr George Robins, the celebrated auctioneer. Mr Robins’ filter differed from the above in having a lid with a hole in the centre in which a sponge was placed; an arrangement which by keeping back the suspended matter contained in the water, prevented the filter from being clogged up.