London Price List
Of the most essential articles employed in the manufacture and application of Coal Gas; delivered free of expence at any Wharf between London and Vauxhall Bridge.
Cast Iron Spigot and Faucit Pipes
| DIAMETER. | THICKNESS IN THE METAL. | PRICE PER YARD. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | |||||
| 1 and a half inch | 5-sixths of an inch | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 2 inches | 3-eighths | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 and a half ditto | ditto | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 3 inches | 7-sixteenths | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 4 ditto | half an inch | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 5 ditto | ditto | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 6 ditto | ditto | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 7 ditto | ditto | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 8 ditto | 5-eighths | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 9 ditto | ditto | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 10 ditto | ditto | 19 | 6 | ||||
Cast Iron Flanch Pipes
| 1 and a half inch | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2 inches | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2 and a half inch | 4 | 10 | |||||
| 3 inches | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 4 ditto | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 5 ditto | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Quadrant flanch pipes | 14 | 0 | cwt. | ||||
| Bend pipes of different radii, branch pipes and accommodating pipes | 13 | 0 | cwt. | ||||
| From eight to six inches 13s. 6d. from 5 to 3 inches | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Two, and 1 and a half inch | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Siphon, water reservoir, or tar-well pipes, from 2 to 6 inches in diameter | 15 | 0 | cwt. | ||||
| Ditto, above 6 inches in diameter | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Gas holder, or hydraulic valve pipes, with boxes | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Wrought iron work and screws to ditto | 0 | 7 | 1⁄2 ℔ | ||||
| Retorts of best picked iron, from second process | 13 | 0 | cwt. | ||||
| Mouth pieces to ditto, ground and fitted | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Wrought iron work and screws to ditto | 0 | 7 | 1⁄2 ℔ | ||||
| Connecting and stride pipes, ground | 20 | 0 | cwt. | ||||
| Hydraulic cylinders | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Tapering pipes | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Outer fire doors | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Inner ditto | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Fire back, bearers, dead plates | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Top, register, and slide dampers | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Pullies, and friction sectors, turned and fitted | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Wrought iron gudgeons for ditto, turned and fitted | 1 | 0 | ℔. | ||||
| One inch bolts | - | at | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1⁄2 ℔. | |
| Seven-eighths ditto | |||||||
| Three-quarters ditto | |||||||
| Five-eighths | 2 | 8 | 0 | gross. | |||
| Half-inch | 1 | 18 | 0 | gross. | |||
| Tar receivers and purifying vessels | 0 | 14 | 0 | cwt. | |||
| Condensing pipes, and inlet and outlet pipes for tanks | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Cast iron tanks put together complete, with bolts, screws, cement, &c. | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Gas holders, original construction, erected complete of sheet iron | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| Gas holder, collapsing construction, complete, capacity 30,000 cubic feet | 1000 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gas holder, collapsing construction, complete, capacity 15,000 cubic feet | 700 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gas holder, collapsing construction, complete, capacity 22,000 cubic feet | 800 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wrought iron Gas Tubes screwed and fitted, warranted to bear a pressure equal to a column of water 300 feet high.
| BORE. | PENCE PER FOOT. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 inch | 10 | |
| 7-eighths | 8 | |
| 3-quarters | 7 | 1⁄2 |
| 5-eighths | 7 | |
| Half an inch and 3-eighths | 6 | 1⁄2 |
Copper Tubes
| BORE OF TUBE. | PRICE PER FOOT. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |||
| 3-eighths of an inch | copper tubes | 0 | 4 | 1⁄2 | |
| Half ditto | ditto | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5-eighths ditto | ditto | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3-quarters ditto | ditto | 0 | 11 | 1⁄2 | |
| 7-eighths ditto | ditto | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 inch | ditto | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1 and a half ditto | ditto | 2 | 2 | ||
| Union joints 3-eighths of an inch 8s. half an inch 9s. 5-eighths of an inch 10s. 6d. 3-quarters of an inch | 0 | 14 | 0 | per doz. | |
| Union T sockets, 3-quarters of an inch 20s. half inch | 0 | 14 | 0 | per doz. | |
| Three-quarters of an inch main cocks | 0 | 4 | 6 | each | |
Brazed Sheet Iron Tubes
| BORE OF TUBE. | PRICE PER FOOT. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||
| 3-eighths of an inch | 0 | 3 | 3⁄4 |
| Half an inch | 0 | 4 | 1⁄4 |
| 5-eighths of an inch | 0 | 5 | |
| 3-quarters | 0 | 6 | 1⁄2 |
| 1 inch | 0 | 7 | 1⁄2 |
| 1 and a quarter | 0 | 10 | |
| 1 and a half | 1 | 3 | |
| £. | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornamental gas lamp posts, and columns, fitted complete with York lamps glazed, tube, branches, cocks, and burners, ready for lighting | £. 6 | 6 | 0 | each |
| Or castings for ditto | 13 | 0 | cwt. | |
| Wrought iron work for ditto | 0 | 7 | 1⁄2 ℔. | |
| Argand burners complete, from 2s. 6d. to | 5 | 0 | each | |
| Iron roofs for retort and gas holder houses, erected complete, at £. 6 6 0 per square of 100 feet, superficial measure. | ||||
Cost of laying cast iron Gas mains in London. To take up the ground, to fill in, but not to re-pave the ground, and to drive two and a half inches of lead into the joints of the pipes.
| DIAMETER OF MAINS. | PER YARD. | |
|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | |
| 3 inches | 1 | 6 |
| 4 ditto | 1 | 10 |
| 5 ditto | 2 | 1 |
| 6 ditto | 2 | 2 |
| 7 ditto | 2 | 4 |
| 8 ditto | 2 | 7 |
| 9 ditto | 3 | 0 |
| 10 ditto | 3 | 4 |
| £. | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapping the mains and laying gun barrel, or branch pipes | 0 | 1 | 0 | per yrd. |
| Governor complete to regulate every 24 hours 30,000 cubic feet of gas | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| A lime machine, new construction, to purify 30,000 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours | 220 | 0 | 0 | |
| A gas metre, to register 30,000 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours | 105 | 0 | 0 | |
| A gas light apparatus complete, capable of producing 48,000 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours, costs, if erected in London | 8000 | 0 | 0 |
ESTIMATE
OF
A Gas Light Apparatus,
Capable of producing every 24 hours, a light equal to 21,330 tallow candles, eight in the pound, burning for six hours.
| £. | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five horizontal rotary retorts, 12 feet 6 inches in diameter, complete for immediate use | 2320 | 0 | 0 |
| Two lime machines, complete for immediate use | 536 | 0 | 0 |
| Two collapsing gas holders, 30,000 cubic feet capacity each | 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| A gas metre | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| A governor or regulating guage | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Tar well | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Pumps | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecting pipes | 265 | 0 | 0 |
| Condensing pipes, between the retorts, tar well, and lime machines | 219 | 16 | 0 |
| Retort house, with iron roof | 653 | 19 | 0 |
| Lime machine house, with ditto ditto | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| Workmen’s tools and sundries | 430 | 0 | 0 |
| £. 7079 | 15 | 0 |
This apparatus is capable of producing every 24 hours, 66,000 cubic feet of gas.
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