Note 188 — Chapter VI

For a scientific description of the patent regenerative gas furnace which took the prize medal at the London Exhibition of 1862 and the grand prix at the Paris Exposition of 1867, see the 'Journal of the Chemical Society' for July 1873; the lecture delivered by the late Professor Faraday at the Royal Institution on June 20, 1862; and the description published by Dr. Siemens, London, 1874.

The minimum cost of a complete establishment for cremation upon the foregoing model, i.e., for the furnace and gas-producer as given in Plate II., but not including a mortuary building, would be as under:—

FurnaceGas-producer

££

Ordinary brickworkabout4030

Fire brickwork"23030

Lime, sand, fireclay, &c."3510

Cast iron"10030

Wrought iron"6020

Valves, regulators, levers, &c."5010

Timber"5—

Cooling tube, &c."—50

Chimney, &c."—100

Total 800l.; add freight and contingencies.