Patent of John Theophilus Desaguliers, Daniel Niblet, and William Vreem : heating by steam for various manufacturing purposes.

  • Desaguliers, J. T. (John Theophilus), 1683-1744.
Date:
1857
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Credit: Patent of John Theophilus Desaguliers, Daniel Niblet, and William Vreem : heating by steam for various manufacturing purposes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A.D. 1720 .N° 430. Heating by Steam for various Manufacturing Purposes. DESAGULIER, NIBLETT, AND VREEM’S PATENT. GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved John Theophilus Desaguliers, Doctor of Laws, Daniel Niblet, Coppersmith, and Wlliam Vreem, Instru- ^ ment Maker, have, by their peticon, humbly represented vnto vs, that they, by their great expence, labour, and study, found out a new Invention “ For Making the Steam and Vapour of Boyling Liquors vsefull for many Purposes, and particularly for Drying Malt, Hops, Starch, and other Humid Substances, and for Baking, Brewing, Distilling, Boiling, and 10 Making of Salt, better and with a less Quantity of Fire, without mixing the Fiery Particles with the several Substances so much as in the Ways COMONLY VSED, BY WHICH INVENCON SEVERAL WORKS MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT Danger, such as drying Gunpowder, boyling Pitch, Tarr, Oils, Varnishes, Wax, Tallow, Sugar, and Extracting Spirits from Turpentine and other 15 INFLAM ABLE LlQUORS, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE COMMON WAY, ARE APT TO SET Houses on Fire, and often prove of very bad Consequence in great Cities and humbly praying vs to grant them, the said John Theophilus Desaguliers, Daniel Niblet, and William Vreem, our Royall Letters Patent for the sole vse and benefit of the said Invencon for the space of fourteen yeares, according 20 to the Statute in that case made and provided. NOW KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and invencons which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer mocon, have given and granted, and by